Pericarpium. Capsula tecta, ovata, trivalvis. Receptaculum liberum.
Semina plurima, parva.
Empalement. Cup two-leaved, small, above, compressed at the tip, remaining.
Blossom. Five petals, flat, smooth, upright, blunt, larger than the empalement.
Chives. Threads many, hair-like, shorter by half than the blossom. Tips simple.
Pointal. Germ roundish. Shaft simple, short. Summits five, oblong, the length of the shaft.
Seed-vessel. Capsule covered, egg-shaped, three-valved. Receptacle free.
Seeds numerous, small.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Talinum foliis lanceolato ovatis, sessilibus, planis; panicula ramosa, terminali; floribus rubris.