Ovary 3 locular . Polar nuclei fusing prior to fertilization. Endosperm formation helobial . Mericarps in Trichoryne , 3. Fruit usually a capsule .
Capsules loculicidal .
Testa without phytomelan . Seedling collar not conspicuous. Seedling cataphylls absent. First leaf centric, or dorsiventral. Primary root ephemeral.