Corolla. Petala quinque, lanceolata, longa, calyci inserta.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, subulata, erecta, longitudine corollæ, calyci inserta. Antheræ subrotundæ, incumbentes.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum. Stylus cylindraceus, persistens, longitudine staminum. Stigma obtusum.
Pericarpium. Capsula ovata calyce multoties longior, stylo muconato, unilocularis, bivalvis ex duabus coalita apice dehiscens.
Semina numerosa, minima, oblonga, nitida.
Empalement. Cup one-leaf, five-cleft, upright, tapered, very small, remaining, segments pointed, coloured.
Blossom. Petals five, lance-shaped, long, inserted into the cup.
Chives. Five threads, awl-shaped, upright, the length of the blossom, inserted into the cup. Tips roundish, laying on the threads.
Pointal. Seed-bud egg-shaped. Shaft cylindrical, permanent, the length of the chives. Summit obtuse.
Seed-vessel. Capsule egg-shaped, much longer than the cup, tapering into the shaft, one-celled, two-valved of two joined, splitting at top.