An unbranched or sparingly-branched woody herb, subshrub or small tree up to 8 m. tall, but commonly not exceeding 4 m.. Bark corrugated.. Stems with the leaves crowded at the apex.. Young twigs densely fulvous to ferruginous pubescent.. Petioles 0.5–1 cm. long, 2–4 mm. thick, densely pubescent; leaf-blade elliptic-oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, (10–)25–40 cm. long, 5–12 cm. wide, acutely acuminate, attenuate to the acute base, sharply serrate, sometimes coarsely so, rarely subentire, chartaceous, lateral nerves 20–25(–30) pairs, looped well within the margin, midrib and lateral nerves prominent beneath, sparingly hirsute-pubescent above and densely fulvous or ferruginous hirsute-pubescent beneath at first, later becoming quite glabrous above and sparingly hirsute-pubescent beneath.. Stipules linear or lanceolate, 3–4(–12) mm. long, hirsute-pubescent.. Racemes usually solitary in the axils of the upper leaves, sometimes long-pedunculate, with the flowers in interrupted clusters, each cluster usually consisting of one ♀ flower and several ♂ flowers, more rarely the clusters all ♂ except for the terminal one, or else all or mostly ♀, up to 25 cm. long; axis densely or evenly fulvous or ferruginous pubescent; bracts spreading, triangular- ovate, 2 mm. long, pubescent.. Flowers heavily scented.. Male flowers: pedicels (3–)5–6 mm. long, pubescent; calyx-lobes 2–4, reflexed, ovate or lanceolate, sometimes unequal, 4–5 mm. long, acute or obtuse, with a small apical gland, pubescent without, glabrous within, greenish cream; disc glands numerous, somewhat irregular, almost forming a network between the filaments, sparingly pubescent, bright orange; stamens 30–120, 5–7 mm. long, anthers 0.5 mm. long, thecae not free at the base, cream.. Female flowers: pedicels 5–6 mm. long, jointed near the apex, pubescent; sepals 5–9, ± biseriate, triangular-ovate, 3–4 mm. long, acute, occasionally with 1–2 marginal glands, pubescent without, glabrous within; disc annular, crenellate; ovary subtrilobate, 2 mm. long, 2 mm. diameter, densely fulvous or ferruginous hirsute; styles recurved, 2 mm. long, hirsute beneath, papillose above.. Fruits trilobate, 0.7 cm. long, 1.3 cm. wide, smooth, evenly hirsute.. Seeds subglobose, 4 mm. long, 3.5 mm. wide, smooth, marbled.. Fig. 45.
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Leaf blade 10–40 × 5–12 cm, elliptic-oblanceolate to elliptic-oblong, acutely acuminate at the apex, attenuate to the acute base, sharply coarsely serrate on the margins, ± glabrous on upper surface, hirsute-pubescent along the midrib and main nerves beneath, bright red when young; lateral nerves in 20–30 pairs, looped, prominent beneath.
Female flowers: pedicels (1)3–6 mm, jointed; sepals 5–9, 3–4 mm long, ± biseriate, triangular-ovate, sericeous-pubescent; disk crenellate; ovary 2 mm in diameter, somewhat 3-lobed, densely fulvous-hirsute; styles 3 mm long, spreading or recurved, abaxially pubescent, yellow.
Male flowers: pedicels (2)3–5 mm long; calyx lobes 2–4, 4–5 mm long, becoming reflexed, ovate to lanceolate, white; disk glands numerous, bright orange; stamens 30–120, 5–7 mm long, anthers 0.5 mm long, pale yellow.
Inflorescences up to 20 cm long, with a peduncle up to 3.5 cm long; axis densely or evenly pubescent; bracts 2 mm long, spreading, triangular-ovate.
An unbranched or sparingly-branched shrub or small tree 2–4(9) m high.
Young shoots and petioles pubescent, later glabrescent.
Fruit 6–7 × 10–13 mm, 3-lobed, smooth, hirsute, green.
Seeds 5 × 4 mm, subglobose, smooth, brown-marbled.
Stipules up to 1.5 cm long, linear, pubescent.
A forest shrub, 2–12 ft. high.
Petioles 0.5–1.5 cm long.
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