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Rhaphioleptis indica var. umbellata: An
evergreen shrub to small tree that inhabits seashores or mountainous
districts nearby, grows to 1-4m in height. Leaves are alternate;
blades measure 4-8cm long and 2-4cm wide, being long-oval to obovate
in shape, with leathery, glossy surfaces, shallow or sparse
serrations on the margins, and sharp or rounded tips. Branch tips
emerge in panicles, where many 1-1.5cm across white flowers are set.
About 1cm long and 5-8mm wide, petals are obovate, with round tips
and occasionally dentations. Calyx tubes are funnel-shaped, and the
sepals are 4-5mm long, oval-like, triangular with pointed
ends—pomes, about 1cm in diameter, spherical, mature in black-purple
in October-November. |