Helicia reticulata

Helicia reticulata

Helicia reticulata W. T. Wang (Latin name: Helicia reticulata W. T. Wang) is a tree or shrub in the genus Helicia, which can reach a height of up to 10 meters and has gray bark; Branches and growing leaves are hairless. Leaves are leathery or nearly leathery, oblong, ovate oblong, oblong or lanceolate, with sparse serrations or fine teeth on the edges; The inflorescence is axillary or grows in the axils of small branches that have fallen leaves. The flower stems are often twin, the bracts are lanceolate, and the flowers are white or light yellow; The ovary is hairless. The fruit is elliptical in shape, with a dry and leathery skin that is black in color. It blooms from May to July and bears fruit from October to December.