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Twisting Mahogany

Shrub type: Coniferous (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 167 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has several very thick, wavy stems covered in thick, cracked, light brown bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches trail down across the ground that and are covered with handfuls of miniature, wispy, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in dark brown and violet varieties, robust and waxy.

In mid-spring it produces many large, blood red blossoms with umbrella-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like glue.

In early autumn wide fruits ripen. The waxy brown skin is stretchy and overwhelmingly sweet, and the slightly crunchy indigo flesh is sweet and spicy and juicy. The grey seeds are tiny and are bunched at the top of the fruit.

It is suitable for making baskets and the like
Their seeds have hallucinogenic properties.
It usually houses a colony of beneficial insects.