| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Synonym | Eugenia malabarica Bedd. |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark greyish-brown, smooth; blaze dull yellow; branchlets tetragonous. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 6-25 mm, stout, grooved above; lamina 6-13 x 2.2-8 cm, obovate or obcordate, base cuneate, apex obtuse or retuse, margin entire coriaceous, glabrous, nearly glaucous beneath, pellucid-dotted, lateral nerves 8-10 pairs, flowers bisexual, 2.5 mm across, white, fruit a berry. |