Shrub or small tree 1.5–5 (–10) m high; branchlets usually zig-zag, some very small leaves common towards base of branchlets. Leaves distichous; petiole 3–7 mm long; lamina elliptic, (1.5–) 4.8–12.5 cm long, (0.7–) 1.5–3.6 cm wide, chartaceous, margin usually undulate and weakly recurved, glands often visible as bumps on the adaxial surface, globular red and/or shortly lineate red to black. Inflorescence an axillary raceme, may appear subumbellate or congested, to 2 cm long, 3–7 (–10) flowers per inflorescence; pedicels filiform, 2–5 (–10) mm long. Flowers 5-merous, 2–3 mm long; calyx tube c. 0.1–0.2 mm long, lobes triangular, 1–1.5 mm long, 0.75–1 mm wide; corolla rotate, white to pinkish red, tube c. 0.2–0.4 mm long, lobes 2–2.5 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide; anthers c. 2 mm long and 0.75 mm wide; ovary globose, c. 1 mm diam.; style 1.5–2 mm long; ovules multiseriate, 9–14. Fruit globular, 5–7 (–10) mm diam., black. Seed c. 4 × 4 mm.
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