Shrubs to 1.5 m. Leaves: stipules persistent, yellowish brown to black, base thickened, with dark resinous exudate; petiole 1.5–2.5(–3.4) mm; blade usually broadly elliptic to suborbiculate, rarely cuneate, 0.8–2.5 × 0.3–1.1 cm, margins revolute, crenate, laminar glands (0–)2–4(–6), abaxial surface grayish white, densely appressed stellate-pubescent, adaxial surface green, glabrate; veins prominent abaxially. Inflorescences: staminate thyrses 5–20 mm. Staminate flowers: stamens (3–)5–7, nectary glands peltiform. Pistillate flowers: pistil 3-carpellate; styles 3, lobulate adaxially. Capsules 6 mm, 3-lobed.