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Botanical details
- Family
- Helwingiaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Helwingia
- Genus description
Helwingia are medium-sized, evergreen or deciduous shrubs with shiny leaves in opposite pairs. The flowers are small and inconspicuous, male and female usually on different plants, and emerge in small clusters directly from the leaf midribs, followed by red or black berries
- Name status
Correct
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