| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Symplocaceae |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 3-6 mm, glabrous, slender, slightly grooved above; lamina 2.5-5 cm x 1-3 cm, ovate, elliptic, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base rounded, obtuse or acute, apex obtuse, acute, margin serrulate, revolute, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 4-6 pairs, slender, glabrous; intercostae reticulate, prominent;Flowers bisexual, white, axillary, solitary, peduncle slender, recurved, 1 cm long; bracteoles early cauducous; calyx tube adnate to the ovary, lobes 5, puberulous; corolla 5-lobed, lobes 4 x 2.5 mm, obovate; stamens numerous, unequal, many seriate, adnate to the corolla tube; anthers short, ovary inferior, 3-celled; style filiform, stigma capitate, ovules pendulous from the inner angle;Fruit a drupe, narrow, oblong, 1-1.5 cm:seeds 1-3, oblong. |