Description
Annual or perennial herbs.
Stamens 4, in 2 pairs, ascending, exserted;
Ovary shortly 4-lobed;
Distribution
Australasia: Tasmania (Tasmania present), E. Australia present, E. Malesia present, Old World present
About 50 spp., throughout the Old World, in E. Malesia 1 sp., in E. Australia and Tasmania 2 spp.
Citation
KENG 1969 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 31
BRIQ. 1895 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 4: 209
LINNE 1753: Sp. Pl.: 561
