Tree to about 10 m tall. Bark greyish to pale brown. Leaves opposite or almost so, narrowly elliptic, 5-10 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide. Leaf stalk 5-8 mm long. Flowers axillary, greenish yellow, in short heads 1.5 cm wide. Fruit reddish, 1.5 cm long with 4 wings.

S Africa

Grows naturally along the coast of the E Cape of S Africa in damp areas and along watercourses.

SPECIMENS VIC: Cape Schanck ('Birregunda'); Caulfield (Park); Elsternwick (Hopetoun Gds, Glenhuntly Rd); Melbourne (Royal Bot. Gds); Prahran (Princes Gds, Malvern Rd, 7.5 m tall, spread 13.2 m; Victoria Gds).

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Combretaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.