2328.020 Achyropsis (Moq.) Hook. f.

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences ± capitate to spicate, terminal on stems and branches. Modified sterile flowers 0; all flowers bisexual. Bracts persistent. Perianth segments 4-5, glabrous, 1-3-nerved. Stamens 4-5, alternating with distinct pseudostaminodes. Ovary with 1 pendulous ovule. Fruit a thin-walled capsule, splitting irregularly.

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.