Habit: herb
Taxon group: monocots
Stem: rhizome, corm
Leaf: position: spiral
Leaf: venation: pinnate
Leaf: blade: margin: entire
Leaf: other characters: with leaf sheath
Flowers: inflorescence: fascicle, cyme
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, unisexual
Flowers: symmetry: zygomorphic
Flower: bract: present
Stamen: number: 5
Stamen: anthers: 2-celled
Stamen: filaments: free
Pistil: style: style 1, or styles more or less connate
Pistil: ovary: 3-loculed
Pistil: pistil: ovules axillary placentation, ovules attached to the central axis
Ovary: position: inferior
Fruit: types and characters: fleshy (berry, drupe, pome)
Seed: aril: absent
Seed: embryo: straight
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
