ÆGOPRICON, a genus of the monoclea order, belonging to the diandra class of plants; the characters of which are: The calyx both of the male and female is a tubular perianthium of one leaf divided into three segments: Corolla wanting in both: The stamina consist of a single erect filament longer than the calyx, with an ovate anther: The pistillum has an ovate germen, three divaricated styli, and simple persistent stigmata: The pericarpium is a globular berry, three-grained within, and three-celled: The seeds are solitary, and angular on one side.—There is but one species, a native of Surinam.