Hedycarya angustifolia

Shrubs or small trees, to c. 7 m high. Young growth and flowers shortly hairy. Leaves elliptic, ovate to lanceolate, 5–10.5 cm long, 2.5–5.5 cm wide, dark green and shiny above, paler beneath; veins whitish or yellowish; margins coarsely toothed, each ending in a short, hard point; petioles 2–3 cm long. Flowers greenish with inflexed segments. Fruits c. 1 cm in diam., more or less globular, maturing yellow or orange. Flowers Aug.–Dec.