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Cladodes born from the leaf axils, grouped in fascicles of 8-30, giving the appearance of being the leaves of the plant, as in <em>Ruscus<\/em>; 5 to 30 mm long, linear, greenish-whitish, ending in a tip but not spiny, flexible and deciduous in summer. Flowers also born in the axils of the leaves, grouped in bunches of 6 to 12; white, fragrant, hermaphrodite, with a long articulated peduncle 4-7 mm long, slightly longer than the flower; flowers with a double whorl of 6 parts opened like a star. Stamens 6. Fruit a globose berry about 5 mm in diameter, with a smooth surface, first greenish-whitish, then red and finally blackish. 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