Genus: Saponaria

Genus description:

Annual or perennial herbs. Inflorescence dichasial, paniculate to capitate; rarely flowers solitary. Epipacalyx absent. Calyx cylindrical or oblong, 5-toothed, 15- t0 25-veined. without scarious commissures. Petals 5, exceeding the calyx, narrowed abruptly (or rarely gradually) into a long claw; coronal scales usually present. Stamens 10. Styles 2, rarely 3. Capsule cylindrical to ovoid, dehiscing with 5, rarely 6, teeth. Seeds reniform, with lateral hilum. more or less compressed.

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