HABIT	A SMALL, ERECT, ANNUAL HERB THAT GROWS UP TO 30–40 CM IN HEIGHT.
STEMS	QUITE GLABROUS, STEM OFTEN BRANCHED AT THE BASE, LEAF BEARING BRANCHLETS SLENDER, SPREADING. THE BARK IS SMOOTH AND LIGHT GREEN.
LEAVES	NUMEROUS, SUBSESSILE, DISTICHOUS LEAVES.
FLOWERS	SMALL, WHITE TO LIGHT YELLOWISH. MALE FLOWERS IN AXILLARY, FEMALES IN SOLITARY.
FRUITS	CAPSULES DEPRESSED-GLOBOSE, SMOOTH SCARCELY – LOBED.
SEEDS	SEEDS TRIGONOUS, ROUNDED