Scandent, younger branches rather densely stellate-hirsute, older ones with longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves subcoriaceous, elliptic-oblong, 5-8½ by 2-4½ cm, 4-5-nerved,rounded to obtuse, slightly acuminate at the apex, obtuse at the base; glabrous, with sunken midrib and prominent nerves and venation above; minutely stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with prominent nerves and indistinct venation beneath. Petiole 6-10 mm. Infructescences axillary, sometimes 2 together, up to 6 cm, ca 10(?)-flowered. Flowers unknown. Pedicel (in fruit) 4-6 mm. Sepals (in fruit) transverse-oval, 1 & 2 2-2.5 by 3-3.2 mm, 4 & 5 2.2-2.5 by 3-3.7 mm, rather densely stellate hirsute (hairs with 3-5 subequal, up to 250 µ long branches). Fruit ovoid, 7 by 5 mm, glabrous except for some short stellate hairs near the apex.
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