Empalement, none.
Blossom. Six petals, oblong, equal, deciduous.
Chives. Six threads, awl-shaped, a little longer than the blossom. Tips lying on the threads.
Pointal. Seed-bud roundish, three-sided. Shafts three, short and reflexed. Summits obtuse.
Seed-vessel. Capsule roundish, three-celled.
Seeds numerous, angulated, very small.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Helonias foliis lanceolatis, nervosis; bracteis cordato-lanceolatis.
Helonias with lance-shaped, nerved leaves; floral leaves between lance and heart-shaped.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.