Ternstroemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae.
[1] It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
The berry-like fruit contains seeds that have red flesh over a thick endosperm.
[2] T. gymnanthera is an Asian species cultivated as an ornamental plant.
[3][4] T. pringlei is one of the most widely used medicinal plants in Mexico.