Opposite, simple or compound with one to five leaflets. Leaflets ovate, elliptic, oblong or obovate. Upper surface hairless or with a few short hairs, lower surface white due to dense, short, white hairs.
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
Blue, Purple
Flower description:
Axillary or terminal panicle of purple or blue flowers. Spring to winter.
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Black, Purple, Red
Fruit:
Fruit description:
Dark purple red or black globose drupes, about 5mm in diameter. Spring to winter.
Habitat:
Coastal dune, littoral rainforest, mangroves.
Distribution
Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, New Guinea, Melanesia, Malesia, Asia.
Food source for:
Toxicity:
No toxicity known
Origin:
Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Malesia, Asia.
Notes:
Grow from cuttings. Used in horticulture. In India, the leaves have been used to make poultices to apply to enlarged spleens. Also used for medicinal purposes in Polynesia.
Information sources:
Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia.
