ABSTRACT
Erect, branching, 1-10m tall shrubs or trees, with alternate, petiolate, ovate to oblong leaves, some variegated. Inflorescences are umbels or solitary flowers produced in leaf axils. Flowers are small, greenish to yellow-white, sepals 4-5, triangular, petals 4-5 or absent. Fruits are berry-like drupes that can be brown, orange, or black in color (Figure 336).
