Where found:

• Coastal forests in the north of Taranaki, Southern limit near Uruti
  
• Up to 600 metres
  
• Favours rich soils
  

• Much branched small tree with a trunk up to 80cm diameter with a spreading crown when growing in the open, more upright in the forest
  
• Oval leaves are leathery with wavy margins (50-125 mm x 30-50 mm)
  
• Sweet scented yellowish flowers; dioecious
  
• Drupes 15-20 mm long are a purple colour
  
• Dark brown bark on which lichens often grow