Tree, up to 6(-20) m high, dbh c. 4 cm. Twigs, leaf axes, inflorescences, and infructescences (very) densely set with patent, short or long, brown hairs or minutely tomentose, ± early glabrescent. Twigs (5—)10—13 mm thick. Leaves 4-6(-7)-jugate; petiole 10-27(-33) cm long; petiolules 0-4 mm long. Leaflets ovate to elliptic, 9-44 by 3.5-15 cm, index 2.1-3.6, herbaceous to thin-pergamentaceous; base symmetrical and subcordate to rounded (to oblique with one half acute, the other rounded); apex gradually (or fairly abruptly) acuminate, acumen short to rather long with acute tip; glabrous to (sparsely above to) densely hairy on midrib and nerves, sparsely on veins below; midrib above ± raised; nerves 1-3.3 cm apart, above slightly sunken (to slightly raised); intersecondary nerves often strongly developed. Inflorescences cauliflorous, in groups of 1-5 rachises, 22-50 cm long, simple or with few widely spaced, erecto-patent, up to 7 cm long branches mainly in the basal half, lax; cymes scattered along rachis and branches; pedicels in fruit 5-8 mm long. Flowers without smell. Sepals broad-elliptic, 4-6.5 by 3.2-4.5 mm; in fruit persistent or caducous. Petals oblanceolate, (7—)11—12.5 by 2.5-4 mm, white, glabrous (to ciliate at base). Disc low, 5-angular, short-velvety. Stamens 5; filaments 2-5.5 mm long; anthers 3-4.75 mm long. Pistil 2-locular; style c. 6 mm long; ovules 1 per locule. Fruits transversely ellipsoid, 16-20 by 26-28 mm; base slightly cordate to rounded, stipe 1-2 mm long; apex slightly emarginate or obtuse; wall woody, outside irregularly pustulate, red, puberulous to pubescent, glabrescent, inside glabrous. Seeds dark brown to black with a yellow to red arillode.
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