| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Annonaceae |
| Synonym | Uvaria cerasoides Roxb. |
| Local Name | Cherunedunar |
| Local Name 2 | Narela |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Medium sized evergreen trees, bark black or pale grey, smooth; branches horizontal, young branches minutely tomentose, old glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate; petiole 3-5 mm, slender, tomentose, grooved above; lamina 4-20 x 2-4 cm, oblong-lanceolate or ovate; base obtuse or acute; apex acute or acuminate; margin entire, coriaceous, glabrous above and pubescent beneath; lateral veins 4-12 pairs, ascending, slender, pinnate, slightly raised beneath, flowers bisexual, green, fruit an aggregate of berries, red, fruitlets 15-18 mm long, ellipsoid to broadly ovoid, seed 1, globose. |