Grossulariaceae -- the gooseberry and currant family (25/350; cosmopolitan)
Habit trees or shrubs sometimes armed
Leaves alternate; simple, estipulate
Inflorescences racemes, solitary, or axillary clusters
Special floral characters: hypanthium well developed, often with a prominent nectary disc, sepals persistent in fruit
Calyx 4-5 sepals
Corolla 4-5 petals
Androecium 5 stamens
Gynoecium 1-3 carpels, connate; superior (rarely inferior)
Fruit= berry or capsule
(Floral formula: Ca4-5Co4-5 A5 G 1-3 )