Cryptocarya transvaalensis Burtt Davy

Leaves coriaceous, green above, glaucescent beneath; petiole 4–10 mm long, channelled above, puberulous, soon glabrous; lamina (3)6–10(12) x (1.5)3–4.5 cm, narrowly elliptic, rarely oblong, acute?acuminate or shortly cuspidate-acuminate with an obtuse tip, ± broadly cuneate or rounded at the base, undulate on the margins; lateral nerves 4–7, ± alternate on each side of the midrib, the lowermost sometimes oblique, opposite or subopposite, ascending and arching near the margin; upper surface glossy, dark green, glabrous, with midrib and lateral nerves impressed; lower surface dull bluish-green, glabrous except on the midrib when young, midrib prominent and lateral nerves slightly raised; tertiary venation hardly visible, reticulate, slightly raised.