Shrub or small tree, usually 2.5–5 m. high but occasionally much taller, glabrous.. Leaves (3–)5-foliolate, 7–35 cm. long; rhachis broadly winged, narrowly obovate or elliptic, 15–35 mm. broad; lateral leaflets opposite, sessile to subsessile, broadly lanceolate, broadest in the middle and narrowing towards the apex and base, 2.5–14.5 cm. long, 1.2–6 cm. broad, acute or subacute at the apex, cuneate at the base, coarsely serrate, glabrous, coriaceous, terminal leaflet often the largest; spines 1.2–5.5 cm. long, (0–)1–2 in each leaf axil, straight, robust.. Inflorescence of small racemes or clusters borne on short lateral branches or from sessile buds on leafless branches of the previous year.. Flowers greenish white to cream, 4-merous; pedicels 2–5 mm. long, glabrous.. Sepals slightly united at the base, ovate, 1–2(–4) mm. long, glabrous.. Petals oblong with obtuse apex, 4–18 mm. long, 2–6 mm. broad, with pellucid gland-dots.. Stamens 8, shorter than the petals.. Ovary ellipsoid, 1–1.8 mm. long, 4-locular; style 4–6 mm. long.. Fruit subglobose, 12–25 mm. in diameter, punctate, green but turning orange.. Seeds 4 or 3 by abortion, similar to an orange seed, each enclosed in a husk, 10–12 mm. long, 4–6.5 mm. in diameter; testa cocoon-like.. Fig. 10, p. 34.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-7 m high. It has large prickles on the stems. The leaves are narrowly oval. They taper to the tip and are wedge shaped at the base. They are 15 cm long by 6 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 9 cm long and has wings. The flowers are white. They have a scent.
A forest shrub or tree, to 20 ft. high
Flowers white, very fragrant.
It is a tropical plant. It grows along rivers between 480-1,550 m above sea level. It suits a sunny position and fertile, well-drained moist soil.
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Rain-forest; dry (semi-)deciduous and secondary forests; forest edges; along rivers, at elevations from 480-1,550 metres.
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