Mallee to 2.5 m. Bark grey. Juvenile leaves opposite, sessile, ovate to elliptic, concolorous. Adult leaves opposite or subopposite, ovate to elliptic, obtuse, broadly cuneate, thick; lamina 7–12 cm long, 3–5 cm wide, grey-green; lateral veins prominent, at 50°–60°; intramarginal vein up to 5 mm from margin; petiole flattened, 10–30 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered; peduncle flattened, 10–25 mm long, to 10 mm wide; pedicels usually absent, rarely to 4 mm long. Buds ovoid to ±fusiform, usually red; operculum hemispherical or conical, 8–10 mm long, 10–14 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, 10–15 mm long, 10–14 mm wide; stamens yellow. Fruits campanulate, 18–25 mm long, 23–30 mm wide, woody; disc obliquely descending, swollen over valves; valves 5 or 6, included. Seeds D-shaped, red-brown.
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