Amaranthaceae
Pfaffia Mart.
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Amaranthaceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Lianas.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, entire.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit a follice to 0.8 cm diameter, golden when mature, the valves falling when mature to expose a white woolly covering of the seed.
Infructescence: Infructescence terminal and axillary.
Seeds: One seed per fruit.
Other
Distribution: Mexico to Peru.
Notes: Very similar to the genus Iresine, differing technically only by the stamens.