Description: Prostrate perennial, stoloniferous herbs.
Leaves alternate, ± succulent, sessile and stem-clasping.
Inflorescences few-flowered cymes; bracts alternate, scarious. Sepals persistent. Petals 5, united at the base to form a short tube. Stamens 5. Ovary superior, subglobose, ovules 3.
Capsule 3-valved, light brown; seeds 3 or fewer.
Distribution and occurrence: World: 1 species, Australia & New Zealand. Australia: 1 species
Text by J. G. West
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