Mallee, occasionally a tree, to 4.5 m. Juvenile leaves not seen. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate, uncinate, thick; lamina 6–8 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide, shining, pale green; lateral veins just visible, at 30°–35°; intramaginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole channelled, 15–20 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered; peduncle quadrangular, 4–8 mm long; pedicels quadrangular, 3–6 mm long. Buds cylindrical-conical, smooth when fresh, distinctly striate when dry; operculum hemispherical with a conical point, 4–9 mm long, 8–10 mm wide; hypanthium cylindrical or campanulate, 5–9 mm long, 7–8 mm wide, usually slightly narrower than the operculum. Fruits cylindrical or campanulate, 6–10 mm long, 7–10 mm wide, smooth or striate; valves 4 or 5.
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