| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Symplocaceae |
| Synonym | Myrtus laurinus Retz. |
| Synonym_2 | Symplocos spicata Roxb. |
| Local Name | Pachotti |
| Local Name 2 | Parala |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Evergreen trees, bark light grey, thin, smooth; blaze creamy white. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 6-15 mm, slender, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 5.5-15 x 2.5-6 cm, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base acute to attenuate, apex acute or acuminate, margin crenate-serrate, revolute, glabrous, yellow when dry, coriaceous or chartaceous; lateral nerves 7-8 pairs, pinnate, flowers white, in axillary simple or branched spikes, fruit a drupe, 8 mm across, glabrous, globose ribbed, purple crowned by calyx lobes; seeds 1-3, oblong. |