CLASS V. ORDER I.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium pentaphyllum, inserum, deciduum.
Corolla. Petala quinque; ungues concavi, in tubum urceolatum conniventes; laminæ ovato-oblongæ, patentes.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, subulata, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ sagittatæ, erectæ, filamentis dorso affixæ.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum, superum, compressum. Stylus brevissimus, cylindricus. Stigma capitatum, planum.
Pericarpium. Bacca subglobosa, 2-5 locularis, 2-5 valvis; loculamentis pulpa resinosa scatentibus; dissepimenta valvulis contraria.
Semina, tria seu quatuor, angulata, oblonga, obtusa, ossea.
Empalement. Cup five-leaved, beneath, and falling off.