Fls 5-6-merous; stamen-tube with 10-12 anthers and 20-24 narrow lobes; ovary on a short disk; fr a drupe with a 5-locular stone; trees with bipinnate lvs. 5, warm part of Old World.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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