Palmae Juss.
Infl. us. paniculate, below or amongst lvs; spathes one or more, us. large. Fls small, actinomorphic, ± sessile, commonly but not always unisexual, ♂ and ♀ sts in one infl. Per.-segs 6, free or connate, outer sepaloid, inner petaloid. Stamens us. 6 in 2 whorls; anthers 2-celled, dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior, 1–3-celled or 3 carpels separate; ovule us. solitary. Fr. a berry or drupe. Stems woody, stout (then mostly unbranched) to slender, sts scandent, sts very short and hidden. Lvs us. in terminal clusters, often very large and divided into narrow segs. Over 200 genera and c. 4,000 spp., mainly of tropics and subtropics.
