Habit: herb
Taxon group: dicots
Leaf: position: opposite, alternate
Leaf: blade: margin: entire
Flowers: inflorescence: raceme, spike
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual
Flowers: perianth number: 0
Flower: bract: present
Stamen: number: 3, 6, 8
Pistil: carpel: 3, 4
Pistil: ovary: 1-loculed
Pistil: ovule: 2 per locule, 3 per locule, 4+ per locule
Pistil: pistil: carpels free from each other, ovules parietal placentation
Ovary: position: superior
Fruit: types and characters: a capsule (incl. pod, follicle, etc.)
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Dictionary of The Families & Genera of Chinese Seed Plants: Link
Vascular Plant Type Catalog at NYBG: Link
