Volcanic soil. Vegetation: Eragrostis, fowls foot grass [Eleusine indica], Stachytarpheta, Synadrella - growing in shade of Mangifera tree.
Notes:
Large tree - 40 ft high. Leaves dark green, oblong to lanceolate with white mid rib and veins, alternate. Inflorescence pink stem with small yellow flowers on raceme, pendent. Bark pinkish- brown, fissures dark brown, with distinct protuberances. Dry leaves make a cracking sound.