Flora of New Zealand Series

Fls unisexual or perfect, axillary; bracteoles 2-3, minute, scarious. Per. segs 5, ± succulent; stamens 5; stigmas 2-5; achenes with thin membr. pericarp; embryo in flat spiral. Herbs or subshrubs with fleshy, us. alt., ± terete lvs. Subcosmopolitan genus of some 40 spp. of coastal areas.