This is a handsome shrub, growing from six to twelve or more feet high, with a rough bark on the stem, but smooth on the branches. The leaves are opposite, oval, acuminate, in whorls of three, from three to five inches long by two to three wide. The flowers are white, and resemble those of the sycamore, and the fruit a hard and dry capsule.
Reference:
https://www.plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEOC2
http://www.eol.org/pages/1098765/names/synonyms
