CLASS XVIII. ORDER IV.
POLYADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. Threads in many sets. Many Chives.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium turbinatum, germini adnatum, quinquefidum seu quinquedentatum.
Corolla. Petala quinque, rotundata, calycis margini interiori inserta.
Stamina. Filamenta numerosa, filiformia, in fasciculos quinque connata. Antheræ incumbentes.
Pistillum. Germen turbinatum, fundo calycis adnatum. Stylus filiformis, erectus. Stigma simplex.
Pericarpium. Capsula subglobosa, calycis ventre corticata, summitate nuda, trilocularis, dissepimentis contrariis.
Semina plurima, oblonga, seu rotundato-angulata, seu alata.
Empalement. Cup turban-shaped, growing to the seed-bud, five-cleft or five-toothed.