Widely spreading, glabrous evergreen shrub or tree to c. 8 m high; young twigs and petioles pale green. Leaves oblong-elliptic or narrowly ovate to narrowly obovate, mostly 9–18 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margins irregularly and rather distantly serrate to subentire (then usually with a few teeth toward the apex), lower surface usually with 1–3 small circular glands near the petiole; petiole c. 1 cm long. Flowers numerous, in suberect axillary racemes usually 8–15 cm long; pedicels c. 5 mm long. Sepals obtuse, short; petals obovate, dull white. Drupe ovoid, c. 12 mm long, glabrous, purplish-black, inedible. Flowers Sep.–Oct.
VVP, GipP, WaP, CVU, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, VAlp. Also naturalised SA, NSW, ACT. Native to Balkan region of Europe. Noted as naturalised in cool montane forest at e.g. Sassafras, Gembrook, Beenak and near Strathbogie.
Source:
Jeanes, J.A.; Jobson, P.C. (1996). Rosaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 556–585. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
