| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Branchlets: terete, glabrous.Leaves: simple, opposite, decussate; petiole :0.7-1 cm long, stout, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 13-16 x 4-5 cm, lanceolate, tapering into acuminate apex with blunt tip, base acute, margin entire, coriaceous, glabrous; midrib slightly raised above; secondary nerves ca. 20 pairs, distantly parallel and joining with intramarginal nerve, tertiary nerves obscure.Flowers :nearly sessile, in axillary and lateral fascicles, purple; disk rays prominent.Fruit:Berry, seeds :1. |