A shrub up to 2(-3)m tall; leaves elliptical-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 6-15cm x 2-4cm, glabrous, with many glandular dots and distinct marginal glands, secondaryveins 12-18 pairs, indistinct; inflorescence subumbellate or corymbose, terminal onbranchlets; corolla 4-6mm long, white or pinkish; fruit 6-8mm in diameter, bright red.Ardisia crenata is common in lowland forest, often in humid locations, up to 1200maltitude. (Malaysia)