Tree 3-30(-45) m. Leaves thickly membranous or chartaceous, sometimes subcoriaceous; blade (oblong-)lanceolate, widest at or above the middle, 7.5-27 by 3.5-8.5 cm, margin not revolute; nerves 8—11(—15) pairs, on lower leaf surface distinct or not, but always clearly raised, either pale yellowish, concolorous (W Malesia), or reddish or purplish brown, discolorous (generally in E Malesia); petiole 7-15 by 1—2.5(—3) mm. Fruits (1 or) 2-13 per infructescence, ellipsoid to oblong, rarely subglobose, (1.5-) 1.8-2.5 by 1.1-1.5 cm; fruiting pedicel 4-8 mm long.
UsesIn Papua Barat (Bird's Head) the bark, together with lime, is used to prepare the skins of birds.
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