34. Didymanthus Endl.

Didymanthus Endl., Nov, Stirp. Decades: 7 (1839)

Small shrub. Flowers bisexual or pistillate, paired in the leaf axils and jointed at base; perianth subglobular, connate; fruiting perianth hardened, with 5 scarious, lobed, tepaline wings; stamens 3-5; stigmas 2. Pericarp membranous; seeds vertical; embryo subannular; radicle pointing upwards. One sp., D. roei Endl., Australia.