| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Synonym | Canthium umbellatum Wight |
| Synonym_2 | Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.) Merr.var.umbellatum (Wight) Sant.& Merch |
| Local Name | Karimchulungu |
| Local Name 2 | Njanjul |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Evergreen trees, bark yellowish-grey, shallowly fissured; blaze pale brown; branchlets tetragonous. Leaves simple, opposite decussate; stipules interpetiolar, connate; petiole 6-10 mm, stout, glabrous; lamina 8-15 x 3-6 cm, elliptic, lanceolate, elliptic-oblong, elliptic-obovate, oblong-lanceolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, base acute or attenuate, apex acuminate, caudate-acuminate or obtusely acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 3-6 pairs, pinnate, flowers bisexual, white, fruit a drupe, 1.2 cm long, ovoid, black. |