| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Annonaceae |
| Local Name | Kanakkaitha |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Small evergreen trees, bark black; branches glabrous; young parts pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate; petiole 2-6 mm, slender, pubescent; lamina 2.5-9.5 x 1-4 cm, oblong-lanceolate; base obtuse; apex obtusely acuminate; margin entire, coriaceous, glabrous except nerves beneath, lateral nerves 5-8 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent and slightly pubescent beneath; flowers green, solitary, axillary; fruit aggregate, glabrous, seeds 1-2. |