Small gregarious herb with unbranched unwinged stems to 7 cm. long.. Leaves decussate, oblong-rhombic, up to 3 mm. long, scarcely 1.5 mm. wide, obtuse at apex, abruptly contracted at the base.. Flowers sessile, 4-merous, solitary in the axils along almost the whole length of the stem; bracteoles filiform, almost equalling the calyx-tube.. Calyx scarcely 1 mm. long, without appendages; lobes 4, without nerves.. Petals absent.. Stamens 4, inserted at middle of calyx-tube and eventually equalling the lobes.. Style about 1/3 as long as the ovary.. Capsule globose, ellipsoid, smooth, bivalved, ± exserted beyond the calyx-lobes.
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