Stackhousiaceae
Fls 5-merous, perfect, in racemes, spikes, fascicles, or solitary. Calyx ± tubular, lobes imbricate; petals perig., long-clawed; claws connate into tube, but free at base; disk thin, lining calyx-tube. Stamen alt. with petals; anthers 2-celled, opening lengthwise. Ovary superior 2-5-celled; styles 2-5; ovules basal. Fr. of 2-5 1-seeded cocci separating from a central column; endosperm fleshy. Two genera: Macgregoria F. Muell., 1 sp. of E. Australia; Stackhousia, some 15 spp. of N.Z., Australia, Philippine Is. The N.Z. sp. endemic.
