Tree, (3-)5-15 m, suberect, rarely up to 40 cm ø; bark olive green. Branchlets appressedly puberulous at tips as are the petioles and may be the young leaves. Leaves variable in form and size, generally elliptic to oblong, sometimes obovate-elliptic or lanceolate, apex shortly acuminate to sub-caudate, base ± acutely attenuate, subcoria-ceous, shining, glabrous or very early so, 5-12(-16) by 2.5-6.5 cm, nerves (5-)6-8 pairs, lower ones more erect, upper ones more spreading and mostly rather straight from the midrib, ± obscurely inarching before the edge, moderately raised beneath, veins lax, generally obsolete; petiole 8-15 by 1-1.5 mm. ♂ Inflorescences consisting of 2-3-chotomously arranged cymes, (5-)10-15-flowered, finely pubescent, on common slender peduncle 0.5-1.5 cm. Calyx cupular-patelliform, minutely 4-5-dented, puberulous, 1 mm. Petals connate to a distally widened tube, free in the upper third, a little fragrant, light green, glabrous, 4-5 mm. Stamens 4 or 5, a little exserted; filaments long-hairy below the anther cells ventrally, and more laxly so at connective dorsally. Rudiment of ovary glabrous. ♀ Inflorescences 2-3-chotomous, 3-5-flowered. Calyx and petals as in the ♂ flowers. Staminodes 5, hairy mainly on the ventral side below the anther cells. Ovary ± densely appressed-pubescent. Drupe narrowly to broadly ellipsoid, rather variable, gradually or more abruptly narrowed at both ends, 1.5-2 by 0.6-0.8 cm in dry state, said to measure 1.7-2 by 1-1.5 cm in fresh state; exocarp fleshy, milky-white, almost vanishing at full maturity; endocarp fibrous, longitudinal ribs numerous, low.
Primary and secondary forest, scattered in the lowland, more frequent in montane forest, (50-)600-1200(-1700)m.
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