Where found:

• Coastal to lowland forest, southern limit in Taranaki about Okato

• Tree with a broad dome shape, stout spreading branches with four-angled branchlets, trunk up to 1.5m diameter
  
• Opposite leaves on stalks up to 10cm long, each leaf has 3-5 leaflets (3 main leaflets 5-12.5cm x 3-5cm), the leaves are shiny, leathery and undulate (wavy) with smooth margins
  
• Pink bell shaped flowers (2.5-3.5cm) in groups of 4-15, produced almost all year round
  
• Bright red drupe (2cm)
• Peeling bark
  
• The fruit is a sought after food for many native birds
  
• Preferred food of possums