Scarlet bush, Fire bush, Hummingbird bush

This shrub grows to 1.4 m on average, but occasionally reaches 10 m. Its leaves are elliptical, simple and whorled. There are 3 to 5 per node. They are 9 to 23 cm long by 4.5 to 10.5 cm wide. The leaves are bare above and covered with hairs underneath. Its flowers all grow on the top side of the branch. Their corolla is red or orangeish. The lobular calyx persists on the fruit, which is a purple or black berry 0.64 to 1.25 cm long, containing several flat brown seeds.