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Small shrubs to small trees. Leaves 3–7-veined, with conspicuous parallel cross veins; petiole short to moderate. Inflorescences terminal or distally axillary, compactly cymose or flowers solitary, with small to large and foliaceous bracts and bracteoles. Flowers usually 5-merous. Hypanthium urceolate to campanulate, often moderately to densely covered with scales or hairs. Calyx lobes distinct, ovate, caducous. Petals obovate, white, pink or purple. Stamens usually 10, anisomorphic, rarely isomorphic; anthers oblong-linear with a terminal pore; connective of the larger stamens distinctly prolonged, with a bilobed ventral appendage; connective of the smaller stamens not or little prolonged, with a small ventral appendage. Ovary usually 5-locular, the summit pubescent; ovules numerous on axile placentas; style filiform or curved. Fruit subfleshy, irregularly rupturing. Seeds numerous, small, cochleate and tuberculate.
Shrubs. Leaves 5-7-nerved; petiole generally short to moderate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, usually paniculate, with small to moderate, ovate, subfoliaceous bracts and bracteoles. Flowers 5-merous. Hypanthium ovoid to campanulate, often covered with scales, hairs, or penicillate appendages. Calyx lobes distinct, oblong to subulate or triangular, caducous. Petals obovate to suborbicular, often white. Stamens 10, ±isomorphic; anthers linear, sometimes shortly rostrate, with a terminal pore; connective not or only shortly prolonged, with a small bilobed ventral appendage. Ovary 5-locular, the summit pubescent; ovules numerous on axile placentas; style filiform. Fruit thin-fleshed, irregularly rupturing. Seeds numerous, small, cochleate and tuberculate.
