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[Perennial], subshrub to tree; hairs often stellate or glandular.
Leaf: generally opposite, simple or compound, generally toothed; stipules generally 0.
Flower: generally bisexual; calyx teeth or lobes [2]5; corolla small, radial, rotate, lobes [3–4]5; stamens [4]5, epipetalous; ovary ± inferior, chambers 1 or 3–5, 1-ovuled; styles ± 0 or 3–5.
Fruit: drupe.
5 genera, 200 species: especially n temperate, also South America, se Asia, tropical Africa. [Backlund & Bremer 1997 Plant Syst Evol 207:225–254] Incl in Caprifoliaceae in TJM (1993), and possibly in future. —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.
Unabridged note: Incl in Caprifoliaceae in TJM (1993), and possibly in future according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html), which states, in part, "The whole lot might usefully be combined in a Caprifoliaceae s.l. (see also APG 2003), since similarities between the families are considerable and differences are mostly slight."

Key to Adoxaceae

Generally shrub to small tree, deciduous; main trunk generally 0.
Stem: pith large, spongy.
Leaf: 1(2)-odd-pinnately compound; leaflets serrate.
Inflorescence: panicle of cymes, terminal, generally ± dome-shaped.
Flower: ovary chambers 3–5, ovules pendent; style ± 0, stigma lobes 3–5.
Fruit: drupe, berry-like.
Seed: 3–5.
20 species: temperate, subtrop; some cultivated as ornamental. (Greek: for stringed instrument made from wood of genus) Toxic in quantity (except cooked fruits). [Bolli 1994 Diss Bot 223:1–256]

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Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].

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