Ardisia solanacea is a 1.5 to 6 meters high evergreen shrub or small tree.

The inflorescences are in axillary, corymb-like racemes, shorter than the leaves, and are up to 3 (rarely up to 6.5) cm long.

The petal is pale mauve to dark pink, the corolla lobe is ovate-elliptical or elongated elliptical, asymmetrical, dotted with small scattered glands.

[1] Ardisia solanacea is native to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and West China.

In the Himalayas it grows at altitudes of 200–1100 m. It is cultivated in gardens in tropical countries for its evergreen habit and showy pink flowers.