Sect. CASSIORHODON Dumort. (Sect. Cinnamomeae Crepi n).

Erect, deciduous shrubs. Rhizome long. Prickles at the nodes slender, straight, the others stout, hooked, or absent; acicles often present. Flowers in bracteate corymbs. Sepals usually entire, erect and persistent after anthesis. Disc narrow, with a wide orifice. Carpels lining the sides as well as the base of the hypanthium. Styles free.