when young, remaining so on the midrib and veins, primary veins 7-1 0 on each side, occasionally nearly barbate in the axils of the midrib and the veins on each side; inflorescence generally terminal on lateral short shoots, paniculate, the ocreae coriaceous, flaring, striate, 1 cm. long, the panicle almost sessile, peduncle short, 1-3 cm. long, racemes numerous, 10-19, each 10-35 cm. long, rachis and all parts puberulent, staminate flowers in clusters of 4-7, pistillate flowers borne singly at each nodule, bracts small, broadly triangular, less than 0.5 mm. long, ocreolae shorter than to scarcely exceeding the bracts, pedicels 2-3 mm. long, hypanthium conical 0.75 mm. long, perianth lobes oblong, 1-1.5 mm. long, 1 mm. wide, fertile stamens on filaments 3 mm. long, fertile pistil 3 mm. long; fruiting pedicels 2-3 mm. long, fruit oval, 11-14 mm. long, 6-9 mm. in diameter, the apex obtuse and slightly coronate, the perianth lobes surrounding the apex of the achene, the base of the fruit constricted to a stalk 1-2 mm. long; achene dark brown, obtusely trigonous in outline.
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Large tree to 15 m. tall; branches stout, striate, the internodes frequently shortened and compacted, forming areas of short shoot growth, lateral shoots, par-ticularly flowering branches, distinct as short shoots; ocreae to 3 cm. long, large and conspicuous, coriaceous, strongly striate and persistent at the base, membrana-ceous and deciduous at the apex, puberulent becoming glabrate; petioles borne 6-15 mm. above the base of the ocreae, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, usually striate and slender, puberulent when young; blades oblong-ovate, abruptly short acuminate at the apex, the base-acute and decurrent on the petiole, 13 X 7, 25 X 12 to 45 X 25 cm. long and wide, thinly coriaceous, glabrous above, puberulent below
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