Shrub or small tree to 10 m tall.. Leaves ovate, 2.8–10.5 cm long, 1.8–5.5 cm wide, acuminate at the apex, rounded, truncate or even slightly cordate at the base, margin shallowly crenate-dentate to ± entire, ± glabrous and glossy green above, paler beneath, sometimes young leaves slightly glandular and sticky; petiole 4–16 mm long, glabrous or rarely with a very short stellate pubescence.. Inflorescence a 1–3-flowered cyme, 1–2 in a leaf-axil; peduncle 7–15 mm long; pedicels 3–7 mm long.. Flowers yellow, pale green outside; sepals 8–10 mm long; petals 4–8 mm long, bifid.. Androgynophore 0.5–1 mm long, glabrous.. Stamens 6–7 mm long, yellow.. Ovary 1.5–2 mm long, densely pubescent; style 5–8 mm long, glabrous; stigma green.. Fruit unlobed, subglobose, 8–10 mm long, 8–9 mm wide, greyish green becoming dark brown when ripe, covered with a short stellate pubescence.. Fig. 3/27 (leaf, p. 9).
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are papery and oval. They are 3-10 cm long and 1-4 cm wide. It tapers to a long tip and there are rounded teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow and 2 cm across. There are 2-3 flowers in a group in the axils of leaves. The fruit is 6 cm across. They are round and dark brown. They have a thing covering of hairs.
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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