Shrub to 2 m or so tall. Leaves ovate-oblong, to about 10 cm long; margins toothed. Sexes on different plants. Flowers greenish to white in 1-few flowered clusters; spring. Fruit about size of pea, more or less black.

Argentina, Chile

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Elaeocarpaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.