Chenopodiaceae Author Kuehn, U. text 1993 Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg Editor Kubitzki, K. Editor Rohwer, J. G. Editor Bittrich, V. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2 253 281 http://un.availab.le book chapter 3540555099 81. Choriptera Botsch. Choriptera Botsch. , Bm. Zum. 52: 804 (1967) Gyroptera Botsch. (1967) . Shrubs. Leaves alternate or opposite. Flowers in 3- to multi-flowered, axillary clusters; flowers bisexual, longer than the herbaceous, lanceolate bracteoles; perianth urceolate, 5-dentate, horizontally winged, with one wing surrounding the perianth, or 5 wings free from each other; disk 5-lobed; stigmas 2, inwardly papillate. Pericarp membranous; seeds horizontal. Three spp., Somalia.