Herbs annual. Inflorescences terminal and axillary clusters, often forming panicles, sometimes 1-flowered. Flower 4-or rarely 5-merous. Calyx lobed nearly to base. Corolla valvate at base of lobes, apically lobes often folded on 1 side and appearing imbricate, tubular, lobed to middle, plicae absent. Nectaries at base of corolla tube. Stamens inserted at 1 side of base of each corolla lobe, alternating with corolla lobes; filaments very short. Style short. Capsules 2valved, few seeded. Seeds smooth.
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