Citation: A.L. Juss., Gen. Pl. 84 (1789).

Derivation: Named after a person, identity unknown.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Rhizomatous perennials with annual shoots; pedicels articulated below the flowers.

Bracteoles opposite, appressed to the perianth, the lower pair fused to form a small cup or free, the upper pair larger, often keeled on their backs and more or less similar in size and texture to the perianth-segments; perianth thickening in fruit, the lower fused part enclosing the ovary.

Seed lens-shaped.

Distribution:  5-10 species in the Americas.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available