Derivation: Greek chamai, dwarf; skilla, the squill or sea onion, a liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean region.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Fl. Aust. 7:48 (1878).

Description:
Leaves basal, grass-like, channelled; roots tuberous.

Perianth-segments 6, equal, almost free, spreading, 3-nerved, spirally twisting after flowering, finally deciduous; stamens 6, hypogynous, with filiform filaments; ovary 3-celled, with numerous ovules in each cell; style undivided.

Capsule with 3 laterally compressed lobes, acute on the dorsal edges, truncate at the summit; seeds few in each cell, flat, black, glossy.

Distribution:  Endemic to Australia, with 2 species.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available