Diagnostic ³

"Small herbs, stem much reduced. Leaves absent. Flowers regular, on long terminal peduncle, 1-3 together; calyx tube 3-winged, 1 cm long, retuse at apex, bright pink; petals absent; stamens 3, anthers sessile, ovate, erect; ovary inferior, 3-celled, winged, ovules many, style 3-lobed. Fruit a dehiscent winged capsule; seeds numerous, minute, reticulate."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) eyeweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeweed/3692972603/
2. (c) satish nikam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwssncomphotos/6981175707/
3. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26332976

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