| General Description | Facing a 50% decline in population over the last 10 years, this species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as endangered. |
| Landscape | Ornamental. |
| Habitat | Forests, ravines and along trails at an altitude of 200-1,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Grey in colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Ellipoid, narrow, pubescent and orange-yellow to grey. |
| Leaf Description | Obovate-oblong, thick and rigid with 8-12 secondary veins on either side of the mid vein and a cuneate base, 8-14 x 4-7 cm. |
| Flower Description | 9-tepaled white flowers with red filaments. |
| Fruit Description | Obovoid to obovoid-elipsoid, 4-5 cm, produced June through August. |