Gonocarpus Thunb. >
Flowers solitary in the axil of each bract. Fruit 1-locular, membranous Gonocarpus
Bracts opposite, at least in the lower parts of the inflorescence
Leaves lanceolate to orbicular, serrulate, scabrous, 5–20 mm long. Upper bracts alternate. Stems erect, up to 50 cm high. Widespread. Open forest and heath Gonocarpus teucrioides