It is a small shrub growing up to 10ft (3.0m) in height with jointed branches and opposite leaves.[4] The flowers have five petals, numerous stamens, and three styles.[4]
Taxonomy
The genus was named in honor of M. Elie de Beaumont.[4]Eliea articulata was originally described as Hypericum articulatum Lam. in 1797.[5] It was renamed Eliea articulata in 1830, published in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles.[6]
Eliea brevistyla and Eliea majorifolia are considered synonyms in Kew's Plants of the World Online and the Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar.[2][7]
