Female Flowers

Pistillate inflorescences axillary or terminal, congested series of false spikes (associated axis, leaves, petioles, and bracts usually densely provided with resinous glandular hairs): flowers usually in pairs, sessile, each enclosed in membranous, dark green, perigynous bracteole, subtended by bract; perianth hyaline, entire, closely enveloping sessile ovary, style deeply bifid, 5 mm long, slightly nutant.