How to identify the male and female Helwingia chinensis?

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Adelphine Vancouver, BC, Canada May 03, 2012

How can I identify the difference between the male and the female Helwingia chinensis, a dioecious shrub?

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Cearbhaill Russell, KY(Zone 6b) May 04, 2012

Took some looking but I found this-
"Male flowers about 5 in an umbel, stalked, with 3–5 stamens.
Female flowers stalkless, in groups of 1–3, with an inferior ovary with 3 or 4 carpels, each containing 1 ovule; style with 3–5 stigmas."

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http://www.rogerstreesandshrubs.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~9531~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp

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