Tree to 8 m. Bark rough, fibrous throughout, irregularly tessellated, grey-brown below to bleached white above. Juvenile leaves opposite, subopposite or becoming alternate, ovate or orbicular, glaucous, concolorous. Mature canopy usually of juvenile or intermediate leaves. Adult leaves not usually seen. Leaves on mature trees orbicular to broadly ovate, 6–10 cm long and wide, glaucous to grey-green; lateral veins distinct, at c. 50°; intramarginal vein up to 4 mm from margin; petiole terete, 15–25 mm long. Umbels glaucous, 7-flowered; peduncle terete, 10–15 mm long; pedicels 5–8 mm long. Buds cylindrical, conical; operculum conical or rostrate, 3–4 mm long, 4–5 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, subcampanulate or cylindrical, c. 4 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits campanulate to urceolate, faintly glaucous, 5–7 mm long, 7–8 mm wide; disc broad, level or descending; valves 4 or 5, level or exserted.
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