Tree or shrub to 6 m high. Twigs fluted, terete, eventually ± glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 3–4 mm long; lamina lanceolate, 2.5–3.5 cm long, 1.3–1.8 cm wide, penniveined, sometimes tending tripliveined, green below, soon glabrescent. Inflorescence racemose, mainly axillary, not exceeding leaves. Flowers creamy green, perfumed. Perianth tube 1.3–2 mm long, 0.9–1 mm wide, inner surface pubescent towards apex. Tepals pubescent; outer 1.4–2 mm long, 1–1.2 mm wide, inner 1.5–2.1 mm long, 1.1–1.4 mm wide. Outer anthers 0.5–0.7 mm long, 0.5–0.7 mm wide, mainly glabrous; filaments 0.5–0.7 mm long. Inner anthers 0.6–0.8 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, glabrous; filaments 0.5–0.7 mm long. Ovary 1–1.3 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit globular to ellipsoidal, 10–12 mm long, 8.5–11 mm wide, black. Cotyledons creamy white.
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