毛楊梅

植物簡介

It is a tree up to 15 m tall. Its spirally-arranged, stalked leaves have leathery leaf blades that are lance-shaped-drop-shaped or oblong-drop-shaped, dark green above, pale green below, and 5–18 by 1–4.5 cm. Its young leaves are pale green with pink undersides. Its midrib is prominent below. Its male flowering shoots are 4–9 cm long and many branched, while its female flowering shoots are 1–3.5 cm long and bear many flowers. Both male and female flowering shoots grow in the leaf axils. Its flower-associated modified leaves are egg-shaped-triangular and about 1.25 mm long. Its fruits are ellipsoid, red, and about 1–2 cm long. Each fruit contains 1 seed.