Trees. Leaves in one or more whorls at end of branches; petioles 0.5-2(-11) cm long, not swollen at base; lamina obovate-oblong or rarely obovate-lanceolate, 19-37 by 8-11 cm, chartaceous, base cuneate to attenuate, margins serrate-crenulate, apex acuminate, acumen 5-15 mm long, lower surface glabrous; midrib prominent on both surfaces, more so beneath, primary veins 16-32 pairs, brochidodromous, merging through network of veins, prominulous on both surfaces, intercostal veins slightly prominulous on both surfaces, reticulate. Cataphylls triangular, 2.3-6 mm. Inflorescences terminal or lateral racemes, pendulous, 40-110 cm long; rachis 1.5-4 mm diam., pulverulent; bracts triangular, c. 3.5 by 0.5 mm. Buds c. 8 mm. Calyx open in bud. Flowers with pedicels 0.5-2 cm long; hypanthium tubular, trigonous or subtetragonous, 5-12 by 4-9 mm, pulverulent; sepals 3-4, semicircular, 3-6 by 3-5 mm; petals 3-4, elliptic, 23-30 by 10-16 mm, white or red; stamens pink, staminal whorls 3-4, the inner one staminodal, staminal tube 1-3 mm high, staminodia 1.5-7 mm; disc thin, 0.5-0.75 mm high; ovary 3-4-locular, trigonous or subtetragonous, pulverulent, 2-5 ovules per locule; style 2-3 cm long. Fruits and seeds unknown.
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