PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium monophyllum, quinquefidum, superum, laciniis erectis, persistentibus.
Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis; tubus cylindricus, calyce longior; limbus planus, quinquepartitus.
Stamina. Filamenta nulla. Antheræ quinque, ore tubi insertæ, lineares, striatæ, longitudine dimidia limbi.
Pistillum. Germen inferum. Stylus filiformis seu clavatus. Stigma exsertum, ovatum, obtusum, bilobum, sæpe sulcatum.
Pericarpium. Bacca sicca, uni bis seu-quadrilocularis.
Semina plurima, depressa, per series imbricatim sibi imposita.
Empalement. Cup one leaf, five-cleft, above, segments upright, permanent.
Blossom one petal, funnel-shaped; tube cylindrical, longer than the cup; border flat, five divisions.