HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx nullus.
Corolla. Petala sex, ovato-oblonga, patentia, unguibus linearibus longioribus, persistentia.
Stamina. Filamenta sex, filiformia, erecta, longitudine corollæ, cui inserta supra ungues. Antheræ globosæ.
Pistilla. Germen conicum, striatum. Styli tres, distincti, curvi. Stigmata obtusa.
Pericarpium. Capsula ovata, trigona, trisulca, trilocularis, ex capsulis tribus introrsum unitis.
Semina plurima, compressa, semiovata.
Empalement, none.
Blossom. Six petals, oblong egg-shaped, spreading, with linear longer claws remaining.