| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Santalaceae |
| Synonym | Pothos pentandrus Dennst. |
| Synonym_2 | Scleropyrum wallichianum Arn. |
| Local Name | Irumulli |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Small trees; trunk with sharp axillary thorns. Leaves alternate, to 15 x 9 cm, ovate or oblong, acute or acuminate, base truncate or rounded, coriaceous; nerves 5 pairs, irregular. Flowers polygamous on drooping spikes. Spikes unequal, solitary or fascicled, along mature stems, 5-10 cm long; bracts triangular, acuminate, 1.5 mm long, scarious. Perianth orange-yellow, drupes pyriform, purple, 1-seeded. |