PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium monophyllum, semiquinquefidum; laciniis concavis, ovatis, obtusis, erectis; persistens.
Corolla. Petala quinque, oblongo-linearia, subtruncata, patentia, calyci inserta.
Nectarium urceolatum, membranaceum, germen cingens; limbo quinque-lobo, laciniis clavatis, capitatis.
Stamina. Filamenta nulla. Antheræ quinque, subrotundæ, didymæ; nectarii margini, inter lacinias limbi, affixæ.
Pistillum. Germen subrotundum. Stylus brevissimus, erectus. Stigma obsoletum.
Pericarpium. Capsula oblonga, unilocularis, bivalvis.
Semina plurima, minuta, glabra.
Empalement. Cup one leaf, half-five-cleft; Segments concave, egg-shaped, blunt, upright; remaining.