ðə flˈaʊɚz ɑːɹ sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi, ɔːɹ ɪn tˈɜːmɪnəl ɹɐsˈiːmz, wɪð fˈaɪv sˈɛpəlz ænd fˈaɪv pˈɛɾəlz, nˈuːmɚɹəs stˈeɪmɛnz ˌʌp tə nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv dˈiː. ˌoʊvɐlɪfˈoʊliə, ænd ɐ klˈʌstɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪv tə twˈɛnti kˈɑːɹpəlz; ðeɪ ɑːɹ sˈuːpɚfˈɪʃəli sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ɪn ɐpˈɪɹəns tə mæɡnˈoʊliə flˈaʊɚz.
The flowers are solitary, or in terminal racemes, with five sepals and five petals, numerous stamens (up to 900 in the case of D. ovalifolia, and a cluster of five to 20 carpels; they are superficially similar in appearance to Magnolia flowers.