Trachelium L.
Perennial herbs; stems usually erect, woody towards base. Lvs cauline, alternate. Fls small, usually in corymbose panicles, sometimes appearing umbellate. Calyx tubular, deeply 5-lobed. Corolla tube narrow, > or < lobes. Stamens 5, free. Style long-exserted, thickened towards apex; stigma 2-3-lobed or capitate. Capsule ± obovoid, dehiscing by 2-3 basal pores, angled.
7-10 spp., Mediterranean region. Naturalised sp. 1.
The genus as circumscribed here includes Diosphaera Buser, and Tracheliopsis Buser.
