Female flowers with petals similar to those of the male flowers: petals 3; staminodes 3 or absent; carpels 3–6, subovoid; ovary pubescent; style cylindric and glabrous.
Male inflorescences of corymbose panicles or condensed cymes.
Drupe ovoid or subglobular, endocarp woody.
Female inflorescences similar to the male.
Liane or small erect shrub.
Seeds without endosperm.
Leaves simple.