Pentachondra R.Br.
Fls 5-merous, axillary, peduncled, solitary or fascicled; bracts small, bracteoles ± investing calyx; corolla-tube very short, lobes bearded within, anther-filaments attached near top of corolla-tube. Ovules solitary in each cell pend. Fr. drupelike, with us. 5 one-seeded pyrenes. A few low-growing shrubs of Australia, Tasmania, one of which extends to N.Z.
