DODECANDRIA TETRAGYNIA. Twelve Chives. Four Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx nullus, nisi squama spathacea externum latus floris cingens, simplex, sessilis, ovata, obtusa, integra, erecta, glabra, colorata.
Corolla nulla.
Stamina. Filamenta undecim ad novemdecim, superioribus floribus pauciora, intra spatham et capsulas inserta, subulata, glabra, alba, spatha multoties breviora. Antheræ erectæ, bifidæ.
Pistilla. Germina plerumque quatuor, raro tria seu quinque. Styli nulli. Stigmata subulata, incurvata.
Pericarpium. Capsulæ quatuor, rarius tres seu quinque, ovatæ, subulato-acutæ, exteriore latere gibbæ, interiore planæ, glabræ, unilocularis.
Semina, in quacumque capsula tria, basi capsula affixa, sessilia, obovata, obtusissima, sub-compressa, glabra.
Empalement none, except a sheathing scale surrounding the outer side of the flower, simple, sitting close, egg-shaped, obtuse, intire, upright, smooth, coloured.
Blossom none.