HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium monophyllum, semi-superum, tubulosum, basi ventricosum, trifidum, persistens; laciniis lanceolatis, erectis.
Corolla tubulata, calyce duplo longior, marcessens, trifida, demum tripetala; laciniæ lineari-oblongæ, suberectæ.
Stamina. Filamenta sex, filiformia. Antheræ oblongæ, erectæ.
Pistillum. Germen superum, ovato-triquetrum. Stylus filiformis longitudine staminum. Stigmata tria, contorta.
Pericarpium. Capsula ovatis, obtuse triquetra, trilocularis; loculis sub-cylindraceis, sub-distinctis.
Semina numerosa, alata, linearia.
Empalement. Cup one leafed, half superior, tubular, swelling at the base, three-cleft; segments lance-shaped, erect.
Blossom. tubular, twice the length of the cup, withering, three-cleft, at last three petalled; segments linearly-oblong, nearly upright.