Where found:

• Common in lowland to lower montane forest

• Much branched shrub
  
• Leaves shiny, toothed or lobed. 5-15cm x 2-5cm often with crimson blotches
  
• Flowers are crimson and fragrant 2.5-4cm long
  
• Berries are oblong and crimson 8-12mm long
  
• Favoured by goats and severely depleted in Egmont National Park by browsing at the height of goat numbers in the 1960's. Also highly palatable to possums