Small deciduous tree or shrub, glabrous except sometimes thinly pubescent on the tipsof the young branchlets and on the nerves of the leaves beneath, the branchlets oftenfasciled and partly deciduous in autumn; leaves ovate, 2.5-4cm Long inclusive of theshort petioles, 1-2.5cm wide, obtuse to subacute, rounded at base, obtusely serrulate,lustrous, the stipules often spinelike; cymes small, about 10-flowered, axillary andterminal; flowers pale green, 5-6mm across; calyx-lobes acute; petals small andrecurved at tip; drupe ellipsoidal to globose, 1.5-2.5cm in diameter, glabrous, lustrous,smooth,dark reddish brown. (Korea)