Shrub up to 3-(6) m. tall, sts depressed or prostrate. Branches divaricate; branchlets ± pubescent, ± interlacing, becoming glab. Lvs opp. or in opp. fascicles on slender pubescent petioles 1-2 mm. long. Stipules subacute to obtuse, pubescent, sheath short, cilia absent or very few, denticle solitary. Lamina linear-to broad-oblong, obtuse to subacute, coriac., dark green above, paler below; (7)-10-14-(16) × 2-3-(5) mm. Reticulations of veins evident, at least below. ♂ 1-4 axillary clusters on very short arrested branchlets; calyx minutely toothed; corolla narrow-funnelform, lobes ovate-oblong, acute, < tube. ♀ solitary, terminal on short branchlets; calyx-teeth short, obtuse; corolla-tube short, lobes long, acute. Drupe pale blue, translucent, or flecked pale and darker blue, globose, c. 7 mm. long.
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A shrub. It has a branching habit. The branches are angular and wide-spreading. They can have a tangled appearance. It can grow 1.8-6 m high. It is normally smaller under cultivation. The leaves are dark green. They are small and leathery. The male and female flowers are on separate plants. The fruit are pale blue berries.
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