Streptopus Michx

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1980, Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 70

45. Streptopus Michx 3

Herbaceous, rhizomatous perennials. Stems leafy. Inflorescence 1 - to 2-flowered; flowers small, extra-axillary; pedicels slender, strongly recurved near the middle. Perianth campanulate; segments 6, slightly connate at base. Stamens inserted at base of perianth. Style 3-fid. Ovary ovoid, 3-locular. Fruit a manyseeded berry.