Heisteria silvianii Schwacke

A shrub or small tree. It grows 8-15 m tall. The trunk is short and 30-40 cm across. The bark is rough and brown. The leaves are alternate and oblong to narrowly oval. The edges curl up. The flowers are in panicles of 6-12 flowers in the axils of leaves. The fruit is round and fleshy

An understorey tree in the Atlantic and coastal rainforests, mainly in the dense, primary forest.

Plants can be grown from seeds. They germinate in 30-40 days.