90. Gamanthus Bunge

Gamanthus Bunge, Mém . Acad. Imp. Sci, St. Pétersb . VII 4(11) 19, 76 (1862).

Annual herbs. Leaves alternate or opposite. Flowers solitary or clustered at the apex of the branches, subtended by 2 bracteoles, connate and eventually falling off with them; perianth lobes 5, free, unmodified in fruit; stamens 5, anthers with a bladdery terminal appendage; stigmas 2, subulate or filiform. Seed vertical. Five spp., W and C Asia.