Habit: herb
Taxon group: monocots
Leaf: position: alternate
Flowers: inflorescence: fascicle, cyme, panicle
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual
Flowers: symmetry: actinomorphic, zygomorphic
Flowers: sepal number/calyx lobes: 3
Flowers: petal number/corolla lobes: 3
Flowers: petal position: connate or basally connate
Stamen: number: 6
Stamen: other characters: staminodia present
Pistil: ovary: 2-loculed, 3-loculed
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule
Ovary: position: superior
Fruit: types and characters: a capsule (incl. pod, follicle, etc.)
Seed: aril: present
Seed: endosperm: seeds with endosperm
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Dictionary of The Families & Genera of Chinese Seed Plants: Link
Vascular Plant Type Catalog at NYBG: Link
