PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium monophyllum, campanulatum, coriaceum, quinquedentatum, persistens.
Corolla monopetala; tubus longitudine calycis; limbus quinquefidus, æqualis; laciniis saccatis.
Nectarium basi interioris corollæ adnatum, corolla dimidio brevius, erectum, urceolatum, quinquefidum; lobis emarginatis.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, inserta basi exteriori nectarii. Antheræ ovatæ, versatiles.
Pistillum. Germen subglobosum. Stylus simplex, nectario brevior. Stigma obtusum.
Pericarpium. Bacca orbiculata, depressa, quinquelocularis.
Semina quinque, solitaria.
Empalement. Cup one leaf, bell-shaped, leathery, five-toothed, remaining.