Shrub or small tree, occasionally epiphytic, up to 6 m; stem up to 12 cmo. Branches in open stand spread up to 4.5 m. Branchlets thick, provided with the thick cushions of the fallen leaves, young parts covered with light brown cork, tips obtusangular, glabrous, blackish punctulate. Leaves elliptic, or sometimes oblong-elliptic, apex gradually acuminate, subacute to obtuse, the terminal gland thickish, found on the underside of the blade within the margin, base attenuate into the petiole, coriaceous, dark green and but a little glossy above, dull below, subdensely blackish punctulate on both faces, more manifestly or exclusively so underneath, otherwise glabrous, entire, margin rather distinctly revolute, 6-10(-12) by (2-)2.5-5(-7) cm, midrib impressed above, strongly raised beneath, nerves pinnate, 8-10 pairs, the inferior 1-3 pairs slightly curved especially in the broader leaves, other pairs rather straight and ± parallel, manifestly inarching, ± distinctly impressed above, sharply prominent beneath, veins rather obscure; petiole violet, semiterete, grooved, 6-8(-12) by 1.5-2 mm. Flowers 4-6 per fascicle, both in the foliate and/or defoliate axils. Pedicels rather stout, laxly to subdensely clad with short substellate, fine yellowish, and some thickish glandular hairs, 4-5 mm, basal bracts ovate-acuminate, 1-1.5 mm. Bracteoles broad-ovate, apiculate, hirtellous dorsally, ciliolate and glandular-ciliate, 1.5 mm. Calyx 4 mm, glabrous or laxly muriculate, lobes ovate, thick-glandular-ciliate and ciliolate, 2.5 mm. Corolla campanulate, greenish to white or cream, glabrous, 5 by 4 mm, lobes reflexed, 2.5 mm. Filaments linear, slightly dilated towards the base, papillose, nearly 3 mm; anther-cells ovate-oblong, echinulate, 2.5 mm, the short tubules included. Ovary glabrous; style c. 5 mm, slightly exserted as are the stamens. Fruit cream-green initially, finally purplish blue, 3-4 mm ø.
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