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Herbs or shrubs, usually growing in wet places. Stipules reduced or 0. Leaves alternate or opposite, mostly entire. Bracteoles conspicuous or 0, usually 2 at or near the base of the ovary. Hypanthium 0. Sepals 3-7, persistent in fruit. Petals yellow or 0. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing irregularly. Seeds without hairs. Worldwide: 82 species, cosmopolitan, but mostly America Mozambique: 10 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| abyssinica A. Rich. | N,Z,T,MS | Description, Image |
| adscendens (L.) H. Hara subsp. diffusa (Forssk.) P.H. Raven | T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| erecta (L.) H. Hara | N,Z,T,MS | |
| jussiaeoides Desr. | N | |
| leptocarpa (Nutt.) H. Hara | MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven subsp. brevisepala (Brenan) P.H. Raven | N,Z,T | Description, Image |
| octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven subsp. octovalvis | N,Z,MS | Description |
| octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven subsp. sessiliflora (Micheli) P.H. Raven | MS | Description, Image |
| perennis L. | Z,MS,GI | |
| stenorraphe (Brenan) H. Hara subsp. speciosa (Brenan) P.H. Raven | Z |
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