Habit: shrub, herb, liana
Important diagnostics: succulent
Taxon group: dicots
Stem: nodose
Leaf: position: opposite, alternate
Leaf: nature: simple
Leaf: blade: margin: entire, dentate
Leaf: stipules: absent
Flowers: inflorescence: solitary, raceme, spike, head, cyme, panicle, thyrse
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, unisexual
Flowers: perianth number: 3, 4, 5
Flowers: petal number/corolla lobes: 3, 4, 5
Flower: bract: present
Flower: bractlet: present
Stamen: number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Stamen: arrangement: antepetalous, same number as petals or sepals
Stamen: anthers: dorsifixed, introrse, 1-celled at anthesis, 2-celled
Stamen: filaments: free, connate into 1 tube or bundle
Pistil: ovary: 1-loculed
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule
Pistil: pistil: ovules attached to the central axis, ovules attached to the base of the ovary
Ovary: position: superior
Stigma: 2-cleft
Fruit: types and characters: a nut (incl. achene, caryopsis, schizocarp, pyrene, etc.), fleshy (berry, drupe, pome), utricle
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