Twigs are brown with red-brown terminal buds and raised leaf scars. Bark is gray to brown and warty but may be scaly on larger stems.
Flowers are white, bell-shaped and showy.
Fruit is an olive-like, blue drupe. Devilwood is usually a shrub or small tree found on a variety of sites but mostly on moist to wet sites in the southeastern coastal plain. Tolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form.