Annual herb with procumbent branched stems. Leaves alternate, crenate or lobed.
Flowers 4-merous, solitary, extra-axillary. Calyx deeply lobed. Corolla actinomorphic, white. Ovary entire or subentire. Styles 2. Stigmas capitate. Fruit ovoid-pyramidal, 4-lobed. Worldwide: 1 species in the tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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