DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Two Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium monophyllum, tubulatum, parvum; ore quadridentato, erecto, deciduum.
Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis; tubus cylindraceus, longitudine calycis; limbus quadripartitus, planus; laciniis subovatis.
Stamina. Filamenta duo, opposita, subulata, brevia. Antheræ erectæ.
Pistillum. Germen subrotundum. Stylus simplex, brevissimus. Stigma bifidum, crassiusculum; laciniis emarginatis.
Pericarpium. Drupa subovata, glabra, unilocularis.
Semen. Nux ovato-oblonga, rugosa.
Empalement. Cup one-leafed, tabular, small; mouth four-toothed, erect, deciduous.
Blossom one petal, funnel-shaped; tube cylindrical, the length of the cup; border four-divided, flat; segments nearly egg-shaped.