Where found:

• Lowland to montane forest, especially marginal and shrub land, often on dry ridges

• Upright shrub or small tree, young branches and branchlets are red
  
• Smooth leathery leaves with wavy margins 93-6cm x 1.5-2.5cm)
  
• Small whitish unisexual flowers (1.5-2.5mm) have 4 petals
  
• Fruit is dark brown to black drupes which cluster around the branchlets, 3mm diameter
  
• Grey bark
  
• Often used as a hedge or shelter tree