The Families of Flowering Plants L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Crossosomataceae Endl. Habit and leaf form . Glabrous, sometimes spinescent shrubs .
Leaves minutely stipulate, or exstipulate.
Lamina margins apically tri- dentate, or entire. Leaf anatomy . Lamina isobilateral . The mesophyll containing calcium oxalate crystals. Stem anatomy .