the flowers are arranged in groups of 1 to 5 in the axils of the leaves and have 5 sepals and 5 white or pink petals joined at their base to form a tube and often spotted with pink or purple. the tube is long and the lobes are long and warty. there are 4 stamens which extend beyond the petals. flowering occurs between october and february and is followed by white fruits which are drupes, in diameter and oval or roughly spherical in shape.