A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-6 m high. The bark is greyish-brown. It is scaly and rough near the base. It flakes off in rectangular sections when old. Young branches are covered with soft grey hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblong. They are 2-7 cm long by 0.3-1.7 cm wide. They are succulent and greyish-green or bluish-green. They are covered with fine soft hairs. The base tapers then runs along the leaf stalk. The flowers are greenish-white. They are very small and in loose heads in the axils of leaves or near the ends of branches. These are 2-5 cm long. The fruit are oval and 5-10 mm long. They are greenish or purple with a white bloom when mature. The fruit are edible.
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