This page is based on the 1993 Jepson Manual. Please see the
Jepson eFlora for up-to-date information about California
vascular plants. |Jepson Flora Project: Jepson Interchange|
|TREATMENT FROM THE JEPSON MANUAL|| previous taxon | Jepson
Interchange (more information) ©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of
the University of California Print edition is available from the
University of California Press |The second edition of The Jepson
Manual (2012) is available from the University of California
Press| |See also the Jepson eFlora, which parallels the Second
Edition| Shrub, tree, generally evergreen, aromatic, rarely
dioecious Leaves generally alternate, simple; surface with small
pits or depressions; stipules 0 Inflorescence: panicle, raceme,
umbel, rarely flowers solitary Flower bi- or unisexual,
generally yellow or greenish; calyx deeply 46-lobed, segments in
2 series; petals 0; stamens in 34 whorls of 3 each, some
sterile, anthers 4-celled, opening by uplifting valves; pistil
1, simple, ovary generally superior,