ðɛɹˌɑːɹ fˈaɪv stˈeɪmɛnz, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ hˌaɪpoʊdʒˈaɪnəs; ðə fˈɪləmənts ɑːɹ wˈaɪt, smˈuːð, slˈaɪtli flˈæʔn̩d ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli nˈæɹoʊd fɹʌm bˈeɪs tʊ ˈeɪpɛks; ɪnðə bˈʌd ɪŋkˈɜːvd, bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ðɪ ˈænθɚz fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs, æz flˈaʊɚɹ ˈoʊpənz ðeɪ ɐbɹˈʌptli stɹˈeɪtən; ˈænθɚz ˈɛkstɹəəs, ˈɑːblɔŋ, tˈuːsˈɛld; sˈɛlz ˈoʊpənɪŋ lˈɔndʒɪtˌuːdɪnəli.
There are five stamens, which are hypogynous; the filaments are white, smooth, slightly flattened and gradually narrowed from base to apex; in the bud incurved, bringing the anthers face to face, as flower opens they abruptly straighten; anthers extrorse, oblong, two-celled; cells opening longitudinally.