| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Anacardiaceae |
| Local Name | Malamavu |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark dark grey, smooth; blaze red; exudation resinous. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 20-25 mm, slender, grooved above; lamina 10-23.5 x 2.5-4.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, elliptic-oblanceolate, elliptic-obovate, linear-lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, base acute or cuneate, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 13-20 pairs, pinnate, ascending, prominent, secondary laterals prominent, flowers bisexual, white, 2-3 mm across, in axillary and terminal rusty tomentose panicles; fruit a drupe, 18 mm long, laterally compressed, 2 valved, red. |