Descriptions : Herb Erect herb, glabrous, woody near base; stem flattened distally; leaves alternate, distichous, shortly petiolate, narrowly or very narrowly elliptic, oblong, or ovate; apex rounded, obtuse, or subacute, slightly mucronate; base rounded; stipules papery, apex acuminate or acute, base auriculate; inflorescence an axillary fascicle of pedicelled flowers, 1 female and up to several male flowers; female flower on pedicel which is expanded distally; tepals 6, overlapping; basal gland annular; ovary depressed globose, warty; ovules 6; styles 3, bifid more than one half of length; fruit depressed globose, slightly tuberculate, with 6 wedge-shaped seeds; male flower: tepals 6, overlapping; basal glands, 6 in a ring; stamens 3, filaments free; anthers extrorse, dehiscing horizontally.
