Citation: Webb & Berth., Phyt. Canar. 1:72 (1836).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Annual or biennial herbs; sepals erect or spreading, equal.

Petals reduced or absent; stamens 6; median nectariferous glands present.

Fruit a siliqua, dehiscent; valves with a distinct mid-vein; seeds in 1 row per 1ocule, mucous; radicle incumbent.

Distribution:  55 species in America, Eurasia and South Africa.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available