Myrsinaceae
Infl. cymose; fls small, perfect to unisexual, regular, us. bracted. Sepals 4-5-(6), distinct or connate at base; corolla us. connate into a 4-5-(6),-lobed tube. Stamens opp. corolla-lobes; filaments adnate to corolla-tube or ± free; anthers 2-celled, introrse, variously dehiscent. Ovary us. superior, 4-6-loculed; placentation often free-central. Fr. drupaceous; seed us. with cop. endosperm. Trees or shrubs with us. alt., simple, coriac., gland-dotted lvs. Widespread family, the number of genera variously interpreted, c. 1000 spp.
