Tree; young branchlets very shortly appressed-hirsute. Leaves on very short petioles (1-2 mm. long), rigid, glabrous on both sides, oblong-lanceolate, rounded or very shortly acute at the base, gradually tapering toward a long narrow cusp, 15-30 cm. long and 5-7 cm. broad, the nerves impressed on the upper side, very prominent beneath. Flowers solitary; pedicels glabrous, pendulous, about 20 cm. long. Sepals small, about 0.3 cm. long. Outer petals flat and thin, subtriangular, 1.8-2.0 cm. long and 1.0-1.6 cm. broad, the inner fleshy and tomentellous, tri-angular-ovate, cymbiform, about 3 cm. long and 1.5 cm. broad. Stamens 4-5 mm. long, the pollen sacs locellate, the connective-appendage globose, setulose.
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