Cliftonia monophylla Britton

Plants to 15 m, often forming dense stands. Leaves: petiole absent or relatively short; blade bluish white abaxially, green adaxially, elliptic to oblance-olate, 2.5-10 × 1.2-1.8 cm, coriaceous, base cuneate, narrowed to petiole, apex acute to obtuse or shallowly emarginate. Flowers fragrant; petals white or pink, 6-8 mm. Fruits 5-7 mm.

Damp, sandy, peat soils in alluvial swamps and bays free from mud, lime, sulphur and salt. Often also found in shallow, rarely overflowed swamps.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.