Plants dioecious; inflorescences thyrses in a raceme or panicle; fruit a dry berry, subglobose or depressed globose, 2-4-seeded, apex with a persistent style but not beaked.

• 植株雌雄异株花序聚伞圆锥花序在一总状花序或圆锥花序；果干燥浆果，球状的近球形或下凹，2-4种子，先端具宿存花柱但不是具喙。