Liana, up to 45 m long, older branches with distinct longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, 7-12 by 3-5 cm; acuminate from an obtuse to broad-acute apex, obtuse at the base; glabrous on both sides; with slightly sunken midrib, nerves, and venation above; with slightly sunken nerves and venation beneath. Petiole 7-14 mm. Inflorescences axillary, few-flowered (1-3-fruited), up to 1½ cm long. Flowers unknown. Fruiting pedicel 6-10 mm. Sepals (in fruit) transverse-oval, 4 by 5 mm, sparsely strigose outside (hairs 2-branched, up to 400 µ total length). Fruit ellipsoid, 17 by 12 mm, glabrous, lower ⅓-⅔ part smooth, upper ⅔-⅓ part scurfy. Cotyledons plain.
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