Trees or shrubs with rarely simple, generally compound, alternate leaves; stipules none; flowers usually bisexual and regular; sepals usually 4-5, free, connate, or adnate to stamens; stamens 5, 8, or 10, free or connate-tubular; ovary superior, usually 2-5-celled, cells 1-2 (rarely several-) ovulate, ovules w. arils; fruit a drupe, berry, or capsule; seeds sometimes winged. 50 genera, 1400 species.