Neopatersonia
Arnold (Sun, 03 Aug 2003 07:59:57 PDT)

Digby;

From Kubitzki:

Neopatersonia Schonl.

Perianth tube short; segments subequal, spreading. Stamens
sub-1-seriate, attached at the throat of the perianth; filaments
broadened and connate at the base, gradually narrowed above; anthers
dorsiflexed, with introrse dehiscence. Ovary sessile, subovoid, 3
furrowed, with many ovules in each chamber; style filiform; stigma of
three very short spreading branches. Fruit membranous 3- grooved, with
loculicidal dehiscence. Seeds numerous flask shaped, rough. Only one
species., N. uitenhagensis Schonl., S. Africa

Arnold