Cornaceae
Fls regular, perfect or unisexual, in panicles, racemes, fascicles, or solitary. Calyx-tube (receptacle) adnate to ovary; calyx-segs 4-5; petals 4-5; stamens 4-5, alt. with petals. Ovary inferior, 1-4-loculed, ovules 1 per locule, pend. Fr. a drupe or berry. Trees or shrubs with opp. or alt. simple, entire, exstipulate lvs. About 15 genera, mostly of northern hemisphere.
