| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Myrsinaceae |
| Local Name | Cheeramaram |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, branchlets thick. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 5-10 mm, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-10 x 2.5-3.5 cm, ovate or oblanceolate, base attenuate, apex acute, rounded or emarginate, margin entire, marked with resinous dots, glabrous, coriaceous, nerves obscure. Flowers in umbels; fruit a berry, 4 mm across, purple, globose; seed one. |