Shrub to 2 m high, or rarely tree-like to c. 5 m. Young stems covered in short felted hairs. Leaves alternate, somewhat crowded at ends of branches; lamina narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, (2–) 3.5–6 cm long, (0.8–) 1–2 cm wide, attenuate onto petiole, dentate in upper half, acute to obtuse, apiculate, shortly felted-hairy when young, with indumentum persisting below along midrib and margin, shiny light green above, yellowish green below. Inflorescence terminal, corymbose, many-flowered. Sepals 5, triangular, 0.5–0.75 mm long. Petals 5, free, lanceolate, c. 3 mm long, acute, yellow. Ovary turbinate, 1.5–2 mm long, 1-or 2-locular. Fruit ovoid, c. 3 mm long, becoming dry and brown, 1-seeded.
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