| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Densely branched shrubs; branchlets: terete. Leaves :4 x 2 cm, obovate, obtuse, attenuate to the base, yellow when dry, nerves 4 or 5 pairs, indistinct; petiole :5 mm long. Cymes 1 cm across. Flowers: sessile, 2.5 mm across; calyx teeth short, triangular; petals :1.5 x 1 mm, ovate, acute, pink; filaments 3 mm long. Fruit:Berry 8 mm across, globose, yellow. |