| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Synonym | Myrtus zeylanica L. |
| Habit | Small to medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark black, leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 3-8 mm long, stout, grooved above, glabrous; lamina 2.4-9.5 x 0.8-5.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, linear-lanceolate, ovate, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, base obtuse, round or acute, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, pellucid dotted, glabrous, glossy, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, intramarginal nerve, flowers bisexual, in axillary and terminal cymes, small, white; fruit a berry, 6-12 mm long, white, gland-dotted. |