Melicytus ramiflorus

Botanical Name: 
Melicytus ramiflorus
Common Name: 
Mahoe, whiteywood
Family: 
Violaceae
Description: 

An evergreen shrub or tree with pale whiteish bark and brittle branchlets.

Leaves are bright green, paler underneath, 5-15cm long, 3-5cm wide, with an alternate arrangment and toothed margin.

Flowers are greenish in colour, in clusters of 2-10 seen in spring.

Tolerates wind. Bird attracting.

H: 6-9m

Uses: 

Hedge, shelter, specimen, shade, filler.

Propagation: 

By seed or cuttings.