Citation: Schrader, Ind. Sem. Hort. Goetting. 1830:4 (1830).

Derivation: Greek mono, one; lepis, scale; referring to the solitary perianth-segment.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Small glabrous or mealy annual herbs; leaves alternate, flattened

Flowers small, in axillary clusters, bisexual or female; terminal flower of each cluster: perianth-segments 3, delicate; stamens 2; stigmas 2, slender; lateral flowers: perianth-segment 1; stamen 1; utricle orbicular.

Pericarp hard; epicarp membranous, mesocarp white and crystalline, endocarp crustaceous; seed erect; testa thin; embryo almost annular, curved around the apex of the seed, radicle inferior; perisperm copious, central.

Distribution:  About 6 species in America and Asia. One species adventive in Australia.

Biology: No text

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