The Families of Flowering Plants L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Fagaceae Dum. Alternatively Cupuliferae A. Rich. Excluding Corylaceae Habit and leaf form .
Leaves stipulate .
Lamina margins entire, or serrate, or dentate. Vegetative buds scaly. Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. Leaf anatomy . Mucilaginous epidermis present, or absent.