Callipeltis Steven

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 36

6. Callipeltis Steven 1

Annuals. Leaves in whorls of 4(-6). Inflorescences mono- or dichasial; cymes mostly 5- to 7-flowered, the central flower naked, the lateral subtended by a large, membranous, veined bracteole. Calyx absent. Corolla minute, yellowish-green, rotate, with 3 to 4 lobes. Stigmas capitate. Fruit dry, cylindrical; mericarp usually 1.