| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Annonaceae |
| Synonym | Orophea heyneana Hk. f. & Thoms. |
| Local Name | Thutta |
| Local Name 2 | Vettulingi |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark smooth, pale brown; branches ascending, puberulous when young, later glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate; petiole 4-7 mm, slender, pubescent when young, glabrous when mature, lamina 5-12 x 2.5-6 cm, ovate-lanceolate or ovate; base obtuse or round; apex acuminate; margin entire, glabrous above, pubescent beneath when young, glabrous when mature, coriaceous; lateral nerves 6-10 pairs, pinnate, slender, flowers yellowish; fruit aggregate of berries, fruitlets 1.5 x 1.2 cm, obovoid to subglobose, yellow pubescent, seeds 1-3. |