Leaves short, narrowly elliptic, apex cuspidate, base acute-obtuse, 4-6 by 1.8-2.5 cm, coriaceous, shining on both surfaces, lateral veins 6 pairs, reticulation fine. Staminate inflorescences 2.5-4 cm long, pedicels angulate, 5-7 mm, calyx lobes 4 or 5, linear-ovate, 4/5 as long as androecium, caducous, articulate, stamens 8 or 9, filaments flat-oblong, 2-4 mm, anthers oblong to oblong-ovate, 1.2-1.6 mm long, apiculate. Pistillate inflorescences 2-2.5 cm long, calyx lanceolate, two whorls of several free lobes, ovary blue-green, style branches recurved. Fruiting axes 2-3 cm long. Drupes smooth, ellipsoidal, green, later black purple, 1.3 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; fruit stalk 5 mm long.
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