Description: Woody climbers.
Leaves alternate.
Flowers unisexual or bisexual, sessile, in spikes arranged in terminal or axillary panicles. Bracts small and papery. Perianth segments 5, free. Stamens 5, filaments united at the base. Ovary superior, 1-locular; styles 3.
Fruit a berry, 1-locular, many-seeded.
Distribution and occurrence: World: 12 species, Madagascar, Malesia & Australia. Australia: 2 species, Qld, N.S.W.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & L. Lapinpuro
Taxon concept:
| | Key to the species | |
| 1 | Stems and leaves pubescent, especially when young; seeds colliculate, less than 1 mm long | Deeringia arborescens |
| Stems and leaves glabrous; seeds smooth, 1.0–1.2 mm long | Deeringia amaranthoides |
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