| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Pittosporaceae |
| Local Name | Kachappatta |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Small trees up to 8 m tall:Bark brown, lenticellate, finely fissured; blaze white:Young branchlets terete, pubescent, lenticellate:Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, usually crowded at apex; petiole 1.5-2 cm long, canaliculate, minutely pubscent when young; lamina 5-10 x 2-4 cm, obovate to oblanceolate or narrow elliptic, apex acute to shortly acuminate, sometimes obtuse, base cuneate, margin entire; subcoriaceous, pale beneath, glabrous; midrib slightly canaliculate; secondary nerves ca. 9 pairs; tertiary nerves reticulate:Inflorescenceracemes; flowers cream; pedicel 0.5 cm long;Fruit is a Capsule, 2 valved, ca. 1 cm across: seeds 4. |