Helicia serrata Blume

A medium sized tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. The trunk is straight and 25-50 cm across. The young shoots have a reddish colouring. The leave are arranged in spirals. They are narrowly oval and taper to the base. There are teeth along the edge. The leaves are 15-20 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 2 cm long. The flowers are at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The flowers are small and white. They have a sweet scent. The fruit are oval and flattened on one side. There are furrows along them. The fruit are 2-3 cm long.

Rainforests, in hilly country or on ridges, rarely in the lowland but more common at elevations from 1,000-1,600 metres.

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.

Plants can be grown from seeds.