Greenish small flowers form on compound umbels, growing from the leaf axils in the warmer months.

The fruit is an oval shaped, orange or red drupe, 2 to 5 mm long.

Also seen in Japan, India, Nepal, and many other areas of south-east Asia and the Pacific region.

The original specimen was collected in Japan, hence the specific epithet “japonica”.

The leaves of this plant are commonly used to produce edible green grass jelly in Indonesia.