Shrub or tree 1.5-15 m; stem to 20 cm diam.; young branchlets densely rufous-puberulent. Leaves opposite; petiole to 1.5 cm long; blade membranaceous to thinly coriaceous, fuscous when dried, mostly elliptical to elliptic-lanceolate (sometimes oblong-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic-oblong), 5-15 x 1.5-7 cm, subabruptly acuminate or long-acuminate (rarely acute) at apex, cuneate at base, upper surface glabrous, lower surface rufous-puberulent, especially on midvein and lateral veins, glabrate at maturity except usually along midvein and lateral veins; lateral veins 10. Inflorescence terminal or lateral; peduncle to 8 cm long, magenta. Male inflorescence umbelliform; flowers sessile or shortly (to ca. 2 mm) pedicellate; perianth infundibuliform or campanulate, 3-5 x 1.8-2 mm, glabrous to rufous-puberulent, 5-toothed, teeth puberulent, to 1 mm long; rudimentary ovary 2.5-3 mm; stamens (6-)7, anthers 0.7 mm long, light brown. Female inflorescence cymose; bracteoles 2-3, rufous-puberulent, 0.2-1 mm; flowers sessile or shortly (to ca. 2 mm) pedicellate; perianth subtubular, oblong-ellipsoid (or conically tubular), constricted above, (1.5-) 2-2.5 (-3.5) x ca. 1 mm, including 1-1.5 mm long limb, shortly 5-toothed, yellowish rufous-puberulent; stigma fimbriate-lacerate. Anthocarp ellipsoid-oblong, 8-11.5 x 3-4 mm, thinly and indistinctly striolate, slightly hirtellous, reddish-brown to purplish-black at maturity; seed cream.
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