Shrub or small tree 2-8 m tall; stems sparsely appressed-pubescent with ses-sile T-shaped trichomes when young, glabrous in age. Leaves opposite, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, gradually to abruptly acuminate at the apex, rarely acute, acute to attenuate at the base, 5.5-20.5 cm long,,2-7 cm wide, subcoriaceous, glabrous or nearly so on both surfaces, usually with a pair of plate-shaped glands near the base, major lateral veins ca. 7 pairs, not prominent; petioles 4-8 mm long, sparse-ly appressed-pubescent to glabrous; stipules minute, appressed-pubescent. Pseu-doracemes axillary, 5-10 cm long, the rachis sparsely appressed-pubescent, the trichomes more or less translucent, sessile or stalked; bracts narrowly triangular, 1.0-1.5 mm long, more or less glabrous to appressed-pubescent; bracteoles del-toid, to ca. 1 mm long, in part glandular. Flowers 10-15 mm in diam.; sepals rounded at the apex, glabrous, the margin ciliate, the glands 10; petals yellow, clawed, the limb ovate-cordate to spatulate, 2-5 mm long; stamens exserted to Ca. 4 mm long, the filaments flattened and connate at the base, glabrous, the anthers subrounded, ca. 7 mm long, the connective swollen; ovary 2-or 3-car-pellate, globose, densely sericeous, the style ca. 2.5 mm long, pubescent. Drupe spheroid, 2-or 3-lobed, 10-12 mm long, glabrous, orange becoming red at ma-turity.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are 6-20 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The fruit is round with 2 or 3 lobes. They are 10-12 mm long. They are orange then red when ripe.
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