Tree to 35 m high. Stem sometimes buttressed. Twigs ± fluted, pubescent. Leaves: petiole 5–11 mm long; lamina lanceolate, 5.5–12 cm long, 2–5 cm wide, penniveined, glaucous below, pubescent. Inflorescence not exceeding leaves. Flowers creamy green, perfumed. Perianth tube 0.7–1.1 mm long, 1.2–1.6 mm wide, inner surface glabrous, or pubescent towards apex. Tepals pubescent; outer 1.3–1.6 mm long, 0.9–1.1 mm wide; inner 1.2–1.5 mm long, 0.8–1 mm wide. Outer anthers 0.5–0.6 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide, pubescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially; filaments 0.2–0.4 mm long. Inner anthers 0.6–0.7 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, usually pubescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially. Ovary 0.7–1 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, mainly glabrous; style glabrous or pubescent. Fruit ellipsoidal or pyriform, 17–24 mm long, 11–15 mm wide, black to blue-black. Cotyledons yellowish.
Well-developed upland and mountain rainforests, particularly in soils derived from granite; at elevations from 650-1,150 metres.
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Grows in mountain rainforests, particularly in soils derived from granite; from 650–1150 m alt.
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