The Families of Flowering Plants L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Cornaceae Dum. Excluding Aucubaceae , Curtisiaceae , Davidiaceae , Griseliniaceae , Helwingiaceae , Mastixiaceae , Melanophyllaceae , Nyssaceae , Toricelliaceae Habit and leaf form .
Leaves exstipulate .
Vegetative buds scaly, or not scaly. Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. General anatomy . Plants with 'crystal sand', or without 'crystal sand'. Leaf anatomy .