Woody climber or many-branched dense shrub, with spreading and scrambling branches.. Younger branches ± densely rusty-tomentose but very soon glabrescent, lenticellate.. Leaf-lamina oblong or oblong-elliptic, 3–12 × 1.75–4 cm., distinctly acuminate (sometimes ± caudate), cuneate, sub-coriaceous, usually eglandular, ± densely (? reddish) sericeous when young, later usually quite glabrous except on the midrib beneath, with 6–8 pairs of lateral nerves; petiole rather slender, 0.5–1 cm. long, subcanaliculate, usually glabrous.. Inflorescences terminal or axillary racemes, with a slender densely pubescent 1–2 cm. long rhachis, 9–12(–15)-flowered; bracts ovate-acuminate, up to 2 mm. long, pubescent, persistent; bracteoles ± 0.7 mm. long, with a circular gland at the base.. Flowers ± 2.5 cm. in diameter.. Calyx with 2–3 ± distinct glands; lobes oblong-elliptic, 2–4 mm. long, brownish-sericeous outside or glabrescent.. Petals white, subcircular or elliptic, 8–13 × 6–9 mm., shortly clawed.. Stamens with oblong or oblong-ovate anthers 2.25–4 mm. long; filaments 0.7–1 mm. long, glabrous.. Ovary brownish-tomentose; styles 2, slender, 5–11 mm. long.. Wing of samara obliquely oblong-obovate (see fig. 1/3), 2.5–3 x 0.5–0.8 cm., usually with upper edge straight, broadest in the upper third, not clasping the nutlet.. Fig. 1/3, p. 4.
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