KEY TO THE GENERA

1Stipules not fully amplexicaul, free; pistillate inflorescences uniflorous; receptacle of the staminate inflorescence discoid. — Widespread
1'Stipules fully amplexicaul, fused; pistillate inflorescences with numerous flowers; receptacle of the staminate inflorescence flabellate and bivalvate (or infundibuliform to cyathiform). — Introduced