POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Many Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 5-petala. Calyx 5-phyllus, deciduus. Capsula plurivalvis, loculamentosa.
Blossom of 5 petals. Cup 5-leaved, falling off, Fruit with many valves, subdivided.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Corchorus capsulis rotundis glabris, foliis duplicato-serratis.—Flora Japonica, p. 227.
Corchorus with round smooth capsules, and the leaves doubly sawed.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The pointals.