Members: Oxandra.
Region: Central and South America
Habitat: lowland, tropical forests; humid or seasonally dry areas.
BotanyLeaves: Alternate, simple, entire margins; stipules absent; usually glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
Floral: actinomorphic.
Petals: 6, in two whorls of 3; often free and valvate.
Sepals: 3, usually free.
Stamens: Numerous, spirally arranged.
Carpels: Apocarpous (free), often 3–15 per flower.
Ovules: Usually 2 or more per carpel.
Stigma: Capitate (head-like), often prominent.
Fruit: monocarps, usually free and fleshy.
Seeds: ruminate endosperm; endocarp often woody or crustaceous.