Shrubs, evergreen, dioecious. Leaves opposite, simple; stipules absent; petiole present or absent; blade margins entire; venation pinnate. Inflorescences unisexual, axillary or terminal, glomerate cymes (staminate) or flowers usually solitary, rarely in 2–3-flowered clusters (pistillate). Flowers unisexual; perianth hypogynous; hypanthium absent; sepals (4–)5(–6), distinct; petals 0; nectary absent; stamens (8–)10(–12), distinct, free; anthers dehiscing by longitudinal slits; pistil 1, 3-carpellate; ovary superior, 3-locular, placentation apical-axile; ovule 1 per locule, apotropous; styles 3, distinct; stigmas 3. Fruits capsules, dehiscence loculicidal. Seeds 1(–3) per fruit.
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