| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Synonym | Eugenia mooniana Wight |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Small trees up to 8 m tall:Branchlets terete, glabrous:Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole ca. 0.2 cm long, canaliculate, glabrous; lamina 3-9.5 x 1.3-4.5 cm, elliptic to narrow elliptic, apex caudate-acuminate with blunt tip, base acute to rounded, margin entire, pellucid gland dotted, coriaceous, glabrous; midrib canaliculate above; intramarginal nerve present; secondary nerves 9-11 pairs, sometimes obscure; tertiary nerves admedialy ramified:Flowers solitary or in pairs, axillary or lateral, white.Berry, globose, to 2 cm across, crowned with calyx lobes, glabrous:seed one. |