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Cotyledon (Calyx five-parted corolla)

Calyx five-parted; corolla gamopetalous, with a five-lobed, spreadingly reflexed limb; stamens ten, adnate at the base to the tube of the corolla; scales oval; carpels five, each drawn out into a subulate style. Fleshy shrubs, from the Cape of Good Hope.

Echeveria (including Pachyphytum). Calyx five-parted; sepals often foliaceous, erect; corolla urceolate, five-lobed or five-partite; lobes often longer than the tube; stamens ten, united to the petals at the base; scales five; carpels five, each ending in a subulate style. Fleshy shrubs or herbs, mostly from Mexico, one from Peru, and another from Japan.

Pistorinia. Calyx short; corolla tube much elongated, cylindrical; stamens inserted in the throat of the corolla; carpels long, linear. Annual erect herbs, natives of Spain and Algiers.

Umbilicus. Calyx five-parted, equal to, or slightly shorter than, corolla tube; corolla tubular or campanulate, five-cleft; lobes acute; stamens ten, inserted in the corolla; scales five; carpels five; styles subulate. Herbs, indigenous to the South of Europe and the Orient.