The small fragrant flowers grow in spike-like racemes in the axils of the leaves, and are followed by abundant red, globular berries, 7 mm (0.3 in) in diameter.

Flowering takes place in autumn between March and May and the berries ripen in late winter, between June and August.

[1][2] This tree is native to the Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and to southern Mozambique.

[3] Its natural habitat is coastal dune forest and scrub,[2] where it often grows in association with Mimusops afra, Apodytes dimidiata and Canthium obovatum.

[4] The flowers are pollinated by butterflies and the berries are appreciated by both birds, which disperse the seeds, and humans.