CLASS V. ORDER I.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx 1-phyllus, 5-fidus, persistens.
Corolla contorta, monopetala, 5-partita.
Stamina. Filamenta nulla. Antheræ quinque. Bacca infera, 2-locularis, polysperma. Stylus elevatus, bilobus.
Empalement 1-leafed, 5-parted, and remaining.
Blossom twisted, one-leafed, 5-parted.
Chives. Threads none. Tips 5. Berry beneath, 2 loculaments, many-seeded. Shaft above, 2-lobed.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.