Members: Bocageopsis, Cremastosperma, Ephedranthus, Klarobelia, Malmea, Mosannona, Onychopetalum, Oxandra, Pseudephedranthus, Pseudomalmea, Pseudoxandra, Ruizodendron, Unonopsis.
Region: Central and South America.
Habitat: tropical.
BotanyLeaves: Simple, alternate, and usually with entire margins.
Flowers: small, inconspicuous; often with fused sepals; petals are often free and not fused, typically with a tubular or cup-shaped corolla.
Carpels: Usually have multiple free carpels that develop into individual fruits, but the fruits are often smaller and less fleshy than those of
Annoneae; ften free, with each flower having multiple carpels that develop into separate fruits.
Stamens: Usually many stamens that are densely packed around the carpels.
Inflorescence: Flowers are often borne singly or in small clusters.
Fruits: drupes or small berries, often produced in clusters; each containing a single seed, encased in a hard endocarp.