Reproductive type, pollination . Hermaphrodite, or dioecious . Inflorescence, floral, fruit and seed morphology . The terminal inflorescence unit racemose. Free hypanthium present.
Petals scalelike, obovate or subulate .
Androecium 4, or 5. Endothecium developing fibrous thickenings. The initial microspore tetrads tetrahedral, or isobilateral. Anther wall initially with more than one middle layer. Carpels reduced in number relative to the perianth.