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Voucher: Kostadinov 004, 022, 203, 204, (URV)

Brief description: A small, sometimes thorny,  slender tree to 6 m; the bark is has characteristic horizontal lenticels. Leaves are dark purple, short-ovate to obovate, simple, alternate, entire, pinnately veined, slightly pubescent on the veins beneath, margins finely serrate-toothed. The distal end of the petiole may have small glands.  Flowers are perfect, small, pinkish, single or in clusters of 2 or 3. Fruits are a 1-seeded, red or yellow drupe with fleshy exocarp and hard endocarp (stone). 

Campus data: Occasionally cultivated on campus.