Where found:

• Subalpine scrub and shrubland on Mt Taranaki/Egmont
  
• From 1100 to 1400 metres above sea level
  

• Spreading shrub with stout branches
  
• Small leathery leaves (15-20 mm x 2-6 mm)
  
• Dense foliage can be dark green with long narrow leaves or yellow green with short broad leaves
  
• Solitary light yellow flowers
  
• Fruit are produced from February to May, long bright orange-red drupes 5-6 mm