Theaceae D. Don Including Camelliaceae Dum. Excluding Asteropeiaceae , Bonnetiaceae , Sladeniaceae Habit and leaf form . Plants non-succulent .
Leaves exstipulate .
Lamina margins entire, or serrate. Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. Leaf anatomy . Mucilaginous epidermis present, or absent. The mesophyll with sclerencymatous idioblasts.