A large shrub or tree that is usually seen at 6-12 ft (1.8-3.7 m) in height but is capable of reaching 20 ft (6.1 m) or more. The attractive leaves are evergreen, opposite, and somewhat pear-shaped with a sharp terminal point. They have 6 to 8 pairs of veins that may be somewhat sunken on the back. In spring, white flowers are borne on large terminal clusters (panicles) 5-8 in (12-20 cm) long. Fruit dark blue, round to oblong drupe in clusters, 1/4 inch diameter, ripen in early fall.

Antiviral, antibacterial, antiulcer and hypotensive (plant extract)

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Alpha-amyrin, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, benzyl-alcohol, beta-amyrin, caffeic acid, eugenol, ferulic acid, guaiacol, kaempferol, m-cresol, o-cresol, p-cresol, phenethyl alcohol, quercetin, (flower); alpha-mannite, linoleic acid, oleanolic acid, oleic acid, ursolic acid (fruit); lupeol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, (seed); mannitol, p-coumaric acid, phyllyrin, (leaf); oleuropein (bark, fruit, leaf); syringin (bark, leaf).