PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium quinquepartitum, erectum persistens; laciniis subulatis erectis.
Corolla. Monopetala, campanulata. Tubus brevissimus. Limbus erectus, sensim ampliatus, quinquefidus obtusus; laciniis sæepius inæqualibus; superioribus duabus longioribus, infirnis minoribus, acutis, reflexis. Faux pervia.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, subulata, longitudine corollæ, declinata, inæqualia. Antheræ oblongæ, incumbentes.
Pistillum. Gemina quatuor. Stylus filiformis, longitudine staminum. Stigma obtusum, bifidum.
Pericarpium nullum. Calyx rigidior, in sinu semina fovens.
Semina quatuor, subrotunda, oblique acumenata.
Empalement. Cup with five divisions, upright, permanent; segments awl-shaped, upright.
Blossom. One petal, bell-shaped. Tube very short. Border gradually widening, with five clefts, blunt. Segments oftenest unequal, the two upper ones the longest; the lower ones smaller, sharp, and reflexed. The mouth open.