ringent, divided into six parts, with lanceolate, obtuse seg- 
ments, which are united at the base into a short tube with 
little fringed scales at the orifice. Stamens declinate, 
shorter than the flower, inserted in the orifice of the tube. 
Ovary triangular, shouldered, with many ovules closely 
packed in a double row. Style declinate, the length of the 
flower. Stigma 3-lobed, with spreading segments. Seeds 
black, membranous. 
J.L. 
