The World Flora Online

Arbres. Feuilles opposées, simples; stipules intrapétiolaires caduques. Inflorescences terminales en panicules; bractées caduques. Fleurs actinomorphes, pédicellées. Sépales 5, imbriqués. Pétales 5, libres. Etamines toutes fertiles, libres, alternativement longues et courtes; anthères introrses, à déhiscence longitudinale. Ovaire 2-loculaire, à placentation axile, à ovules pendants, collatéraux par loge; style bifide au sommet. Capsule monosperme. Graine arillée.

Trees Seed pendulous from the slender free central axis, nearly covered by a fibrous comb-like aril Leaves opposite, undivided, oblong-elliptic, acuminate, pinnately nerved, coriaceous; stipules interpetiolar, united in pairs, deciduous Flowers hermaphrodite, actinomorphic; in short terminal panicles; bracts very small and caducous Sepals 5, rounded, broadly elliptic, imbricate Petals 5, free, oblong, imbricate Stamens 10, hypogynous; filaments free, alternately shorter; anthers 2-celled, introrse, opening lengthwise Ovary superior, 2-celled; style 2-fid at the apex; ovules 2 in each cell, collateral, pendulous from a rather long funicle attached to the central axis Fruit woody, 1-seeded, splitting unilaterally Seed pendulous from the slender free central axis, nearly covered by a fibrous comb-like aril Leaves opposite, undivided, oblong-elliptic, acuminate, pinnately nerved, coriaceous; stipules interpetiolar, united in pairs, deciduous Flowers hermaphrodite, actinomorphic; in short terminal panicles; bracts very small and caducous Sepals 5, rounded, broadly elliptic, imbricate Petals 5, free, oblong, imbricate Stamens 10, hypogynous; filaments free, alternately shorter; anthers 2-celled, introrse, opening lengthwise Ovary superior, 2-celled; style 2-fid at the apex; ovules 2 in each cell, collateral, pendulous from a rather long funicle attached to the central axis Fruit woody, 1-seeded, splitting unilaterally