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Botanical descriptions Ecology Distribution Literatures
Habit : | Small evergreen trees, up to 5 m tall. |
Trunk & Bark : | Bark grey, small scaly; blaze reddish. |
Branches and Branchlets : | Branchlets quadrangular, glabrous. |
Leaves : | Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.3 cm long; lamina 4-6 x 1-2 cm, generally obovate, sometimes elliptic, apex obtuse, base cuneate, margin entire, coriaceous, greyish on both sides when dry; midrib slightly raised above; secondary_nerves 4-6 pairs; tertiary_nerves broadly reticulate. |
Inflorescence / Flower : | Inflorescence axillary cymes; flowers minute, white. |
Fruit and Seed : | Indehiscent, ovoid, 1-2 celled; 1-seeded, covered by arillus-like testa. |