- ≡ Eugenia maire A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 114 (1839)
Tree to c. 12 m high, sometimes with pneumatophores; bark smooth, whitish or grey. Branchlets spreading, 4-angled. Petioles 5–10 mm long, slender. Lamina (1.5)–2.5–6 × 1–2.5 cm, usually elliptic, sometimes broadly elliptic, sinuate or undulate, shining. Cymes usually of 5–30 fls, to c. 8 cm diam. Pseudopedicels slender. Hypanthium 2–3 mm long at anthesis, obconic; calyx lobes very short and broad, persistent on fr. Petals 2–3 mm diam., orbicular, white, forming calyptrum in bud, caducous. Stamens 5–12–(15) mm long, white. Style < longest stamens. Ovary adnate to base of hypanthium. Fr. 10–15 mm diam., subglobose, broad-ellipsoid or elliptic-ovoid, deep crimson, glossy. Seed 1, large.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Flowering: Nov.–Jun.