Aceratium oppositifolium Dc.

A small tree 3-6 m tall but it can grow up to 15 m tall. The tree is very variable in form. It has branches which are slender, long and brown. Young branches have hairs. Leaves are simple and produced opposite one another. The leaves are sword shape but slightly curved in the middle and tapering to the tip. It has a sharp tip. The edges of the leaves are wavy. The leaves have a toothed edge and are green and shiny above but with a bluish green covering underneath. The leaf blade is 6 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 4 mm long. Flowers are yellow. Fruit are bright red, fleshy and juicy. The fruit is 3-5 angled, one seeded and about 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. The fruit stalk is 1 cm long. The seed is 3 sided.

It is a tropical plant. It thrives in shady places. It grows from sea level up to 300-800 m in the tropics. It is common on wet soils. It occurs in mountain forest.

The fruit is eaten. It is acid so is used for jellies or pickles.

It is grown from seed.