The panicles are about the same length as the leaves, with a very short rusty pubescence and a lax structure composed of long, slender branches.

The perianth is three-quarters of a line in diameter, wide-turbinate in shape, and hairy both internally and externally.

Its segments are ovate and measure less than half a line in length, with long hairs at the base of the filaments.

The extrorse stamens are accompanied by a suborbicular two-lobed gland on each side of their base.

[5] They are widely distributed throughout the Caribbean, Central America, New Zealand, Madagascar, Africa, Australia, and tropical Asia.