mostly herbaceous; a few soft-wooded treelets (occasionally 6-8 m tall); a number of species epiphytic or lithophytic; stems usually succulent; conspicuously enlarged and jointed at nodes (with conspicuous scars from the fallen stipules
Leaf characters
leaves alternate; entire; strongly asymmetric
Stipules
present; leaving scars on the stem
Hairs
present or absent
Latex
absent
Distribution maps
(online von http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/ . Dort zitiert wie unter jedem Diagramm vermerkt):
