M. Thulin (1999) Santalaceae Flora of Somalia 2: 145-147
Plants unisexual shrubs or trees, the species dioecious. Leaves alternate, evergreen. Inflorescences subumellate lateral cymes. Flowers 3-4-meours, with a lobed disk; staminate flowers with 3-4 stamens; pistillate flowers with inferior ovaries and 3-lobed stigmas. Fruits globose drupes.
Osyris is a genus of 2 species that grows throughout Africa, the Mediterranean region, and southern Asia.