Pourretia aeranthos Loisel.[as Pourretia aeranthos ]

Diagnose: —Calyx spathaceus , 2-3-phyllus. Corolla aequalis , 3-petala. Stamina 6, hypogyna ; antheris linearibus, corolla brevioribus. Ovarium superum, 3 - lobum ; stylo simplici ; stigmate 3 -fido. Capsula 3-locularis, polysperma. POURRETIA foliis lineari-lanceolatis, canaliculatis ; floribus spicatis, terminalibus; calycis 2-phylli lacinia, altera duplo latiori , apice 2-fidd,.

Translated by Butcher from: Herb Gen Amat 5; pl 304. (1821)