Shrubs 1-3 m tall. Petioles 3-6 mm; leaf blade oblong to lanceolate, 9-18 × 2-4.5 cm, coriaceous to subcoriaceous, base cuneate, margin entire or with small teeth but base entire, apex shortly acuminate or acuminate; midvein prominent on both surfaces; secondary nerves ± straight; submarginal vein ± parallel to leaf margin. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, 2-5 cm. Flowers ± laxly disposed on inflorescence branches; basal portion of pedicel up to 2.5 mm. Sepals oblong, 4-5 × 2-3 mm. Petals oblong-lanceolate, 5-6 mm, base non-auriculate, apex obtuse. Anthers sessile, ca. 4 mm, slightly curved. Ovary deeply lobed; stigma subulate, 3.5-4 mm. Drupelets slightly reniform, ca. 5 × 6 mm. Fl. Apr-Nov, fr. Aug-Dec.