The ovary is superior and consists of 4 carpels that are large compared to the rest of the flower. The carpels are usually separate, but occasionally 2 or 3 of them are fused at the base, or rarely, as far as halfway up. They are erect and stipitate with a suture along the ventral side. A placenta runs along each side of the suture and bears 1 to 3 rows of numerous, tiny ovules. The ovules have been described as having one integument or two.
