| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Annonaceae |
| Local Name | Manjara |
| Habit | Large sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bole pyramidal; bark surface black, smooth, often blotched with grey; blaze creamy yellow; young shoots glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, drooping, estipulate; petiole 10-12 mm, stout, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 10-30 x 3.5-10 cm, elliptic or broadly oblong; base acute, attenuate or obtuse; apex acute; margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous, shining above; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, pinnate, prominent; flowers yellow, fruit an aggregate of berries, green, fruitlets 7-7.5 x 3.5 cm, globose; seed one. |