| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Lauraceae |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, to 5 m tall. Leaves alternate, to 15 x 3.5 cm, linear - oblong or lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous above, white-glaucous beneath when dry; main nerves 8-10 pairs rather close and prominent. Male flowers . 0.7 cm long, pubescent. pedicel 0.8 cm long. Berries 1.2 cm long, oblong, apiculate, seated on an enlarged perianth tube with a more or less thickened pedicel, shining black when dry; seeds 2, 0.8 cm long. |