Shrub or tree up to 12 m tall. Leafy twigs 1-2.5 mm thick, appressedly puberulous. Leaves distichous; lamina elliptic to subobovate or subovate or to narrowly ovate, (2.5-)6-14(-23) by (1.5-)2.5-6(-10.5) cm, coriaceous to subcoriaceous, apex acuminate to subcaudate, base cuneate to obtuse (to truncate), margin entire (or coarsely dentate towards the apex to lobate); upper surface (sub)glabrous; lower surface sparsely appressedly puberulous on the main veins, ± scabrous or smooth; midrib prominent above, lateral veins (5-)7-14(-17) pairs, tertiary venation (sub)scalariform; petiole 0.5-1.3 cm long, sparsely puberulous; stipules 0.2-0.6 cm long, puberulous, caducous. Staminate inflorescences axillary, solitary; peduncle 8-15 mm long, puberulous, mostly with some small scattered bracts; head discoid, 5-15 mm diam., involucral bracts in 3 or 4 rows, ovate, 1-4 mm long, appressedly puberulous, orange to red; tepals 4 or 5 (or 6), 1.5-2 mm long, spathulate-cucullate, puberulous; stamens (2-)3-5(-6), 2-3 mm long, filaments free, 0.5-0.8 mm long, anthers 1-1.5 mm long, apiculate or not. Pistillate inflorescences axillary, solitary, at maturity of the fruits pendulous; peduncle 1.2-3.5 cm long, puberulous, mostly with some small scattered bracts; head discoid, 1-1.5 cm, in fruit up to 3 cm diam.; involucral bracts in 5 or 6 rows, ovate to narrowly ovate, 3-10 mm long, appressedly puberulous, in fruit red; flowers numerous; tepals narrowly elliptic to narrowly ovate, c. 5 mm, in fruit up to 10 mm long, ± conduplicate, appressedly puberulous, in fruit orange to red; style 2-3 mm long, stigmas filiform, 1.5-3 mm long, equal or unequal in length; ‘interfloral bracts’ subovate to narrowly elliptic 5-7 mm long, in fruit up to 10 mm long, flat, appressedly puberulous. Endocarp body ellipsoid, 6-7 mm long, blackish, the exocarp white.
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