Leaves: simple, alternate, stipulate, sometimes palmately lobed
Synoecious, monoecious, dioecious (Liquidambar)
Inflorescence: solitary or clustered axillary flowers, heads, spikes.
Flowers: perfect, imperfect,actinomorphic
Sepals: 4-5 (0) connate & usually adnate to ovary
Petals: 0 (4-5), distinct
Stamens: 4-5 (2-many), distinct, alternate the petals
Ovary: 2 carpels, basally connate, ovary superior or inferior, 2 locules, 1-many axile ovules, styles 2