Ascarina J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Plant dioec.; fls minute, subtended by 3 bracts (then stamen 1) or 1 bract (then stamens 2); spikes simple or branched; per. 0. Anther sessile, 2-celled; ovary with sessile stigma; fr. a small drupe. About 10 spp. of N.Z., Polynesia and Malaysia.