GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. Chives on the Pointal. Two Chives.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Spatha foliacea. Perianthium nullum.
Corolla, ringens; petala quinque, oblonga, subæqualia, duo exteriora, omnia conniventia in galeam.
Nectarium monophyllum, basi tubulosum, intra corollæ fundum, bipartitum; labio inferiore reflexo, lato, rugoso, longitudine petalorum, propendente; labio superiore lineari, tenerrimo, stylo adnato, apice lobato.
Stamina. Filamenta duo, brevissima, pistilli apici insidentia. Antheræ ovatæ, compressæ, tectæ duplicatura labii interioris nectarii.
Pistillum. Germen oblongum, inferum. Stylus oblongus, incurvus, labio interiore nectarii vestitus. Stigma infundibuliforme.
Pericarpium. Capsula oblongo-ovata, unilocularis, tri-valvis, angulis dehiscens.
Semina numerosa, acerosa.
Empalement. Sheath leafy. Cup none.