- Taxon
- Weed
Habitat: bank, dry, lowland, roadside, slope, stone
Dispersal: Seed
Recognition
- a shrub or small tree growing 1-8 m tall.
- its dark green leaves (up to 8 cm long) are shiny and somewhat leathery in nature.
- its white flowers (15-25 mm across) have five petals and numerous stamens.
- these flowers are borne singly in the leaf upper forks.
- its fleshy fruit (2-3 cm across) turn purplish-red in colour when mature and are crowned with the some of the old flower parts.
[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]
Images
References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.