PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium quinquedentatum, superum, persistens.
Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis; tubus longus, patens; limbus quinquepartitus; laciniis æqualibus, acutis, reflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, filiformia, longitudine corollæ. Antheræ oblongæ, erectæ.
Pistillum. Germen inferum, subrotundum, compressum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine staminum. Stigma simplex, obtusum.
Pericarpium. Bacca subrotunda, compressa, coronata calyce, bilocularis.
Semina duo, subrotunda, compressa, distantia.
Empalement. Cup five-toothed, above and remaining.
Blossom one petal, funnel-shaped; tube long, spreading; border five divided; segments equal, pointed and reflexed.