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Stem<br />

Leaf<br />

Aerial, erect, branched, cylindrical and woody.<br />

Simple, opposite decussate, oblong, stipulate with interpetiolar stipules<br />

and unicostate reticulate venation.<br />

Inflorescence<br />

Terminal or axillary dense corymbose cyme.<br />

Flower<br />

Bracteate, bracteolate, dichlamydeous, bisexual, complete, tetramerous,<br />

actinomorphic and epigynous.<br />

Calyx<br />

Sepals 4, green, gamosepalous showing valvate aestivation, regular<br />

and persistent.<br />

Corolla<br />

Petals 4, bright red or yellow or white, gamopetalous, showing twisted<br />

aestivation, hypocrateriform, corolla tube long and slender.<br />

Androecium<br />

Stamens 4, epipetalous, attached at the throat of the corolla tube,<br />

filaments short, alternate the petals. Anthers are dithecous, basifixed,<br />

introrse and dehiscing longitudinally.<br />

Gynoecium<br />

Ovary inferior, bicarpellary and syncarpous. Ovary bilocular with<br />

one ovule in each locule showing axile placentation. Style simple and<br />

filiform. Stigma bifid.<br />

Fruit<br />

A berry.<br />

Seed<br />

Endospermous.<br />

Floral formula<br />

Br., Brl., , , K , C , A , G (4) (4) 4 (2)<br />

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