| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Rhamnaceae |
| Local Name | Pishapish |
| Origin | E. Africa |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark pale brown, furrowed; blaze red, branchlets pubescent. Leaves opposite or subopposite, deccussate; petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 8.5-12 x 2.5-4, ovate-lanceolate, oblong-ovate or lanceolate, base obliquely obtuse, apex acuminate, margin serrate, glabrous, lateral nerves 7-10 pairs, parallel, slender, prominent, flowers greenish-yellow, petals 5, green, fruit a drupe, oblong-obovoid, orange, muricate; seed one. |