| leaves: | mostly basal, 2-ranked, linear, and folded along midrib, sheathing leaf bases |
| inflorescence: | |
| flowers: | radially symmmetrical, sepals and petals both petaloid, stamens completely adnate to sepals, ovary inferior; one style that may be branched, with stigmas on lower surfaces rather than at tips |
| fruit: | loculicidal capsule |