Gynoecium 3 carpelled. Carpels isomerous with the perianth. The pistil 1 celled, or 3 celled. Polar nuclei fusing prior to fertilization. Synergids with filiform apparatus.
Capsules loculicidal .
Endosperm not oily. Seeds with starch. Embryo well differentiated. Testa without phytomelan. Hypocotyl internode absent.