Wikstroemia elliptica

(Wikstroemia elliptica)

Description

The shrub has smooth reddish bark and small light green leaves. Its flowers bloom yellowish green and bear bright red fruit. It is often found on volcanic and limestone soils and savannah terrain.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Malvales

Family:Thymelaeaceae

Genus:Wikstroemia

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