Small tree 6 m; branchlets slender, dilutely olivaceous, first somewhat angular and minutely pubescent, soon terete and glabrous. Leaves elliptic, rarely oblong-elliptic, c. 1 cm subacutely acuminate at the apex, broadly cuneate at the base, ± equilateral, firmly membranous to chartaceous, mostly distinctly pellucid-punctate and-striate, pale olivaceous to brownish when dry, +-shining on both faces, entire, 7-11 by 3½-5½ cm, glabrous or at most with very fine hairs beneath along the midrib and nerves; midrib nearly flat above, prominent beneath, nerves 6-7 pairs curved-ascending along the leaf-margin, inconspicuous above, raised beneath, veins rather closely transverse, little prominent above, conspicuous beneath, veinlets little but manifestly reticulate on both faces; petiole mostly pubescent, slender. Flowers pinkish, in few-flowered fascicles, only 1-2 developed at the same time. Pedicels sparingly pubescent, up to 2 mm. Bracts rather numerous, brown, pubescent outside, c. 1 mm. Calyx sparsely pubescent outside, distinctly pellucid-punctate, 2 mm, deeply 5-lobed. Stamens 10, equal; filaments filiform, glabrous, 1 mm. Staminodes triangular-ovate, barbate at the apex, 0.6 mm. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, 2 mm. Fruit ovoid to ellipsoid, yellow, glabrous, somewhat rugose when dry, up to 1 cm long; peduncle 2 mm. Seeds c. 6; aril not lacerate.
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