GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx nullus.
Corolla. Petala duorum triumve ordinum, in singula serie tria, oblongiuscula.
Stamina. Filamenta numerosa, capillaria, corolla dimidio breviora. Antheræ didymæ, erectæ.
Pistilla. Germina numerosa, in capitulum collecta. Styli acuminati. Stigmata obtusa.
Pericarpium nullum. Receptaculum globosum, sive oblongum, excavato-punctatum.
Semina plurima, acuminata, stylum retinentia.
Empalement none.
Blossom. Petals in two or three rows, three in a row, rather oblong.
Chives. Threads numerous, hair-like, half the length of the blossom. Tips doubled, erect.