Small to medium trees 6–25 m high. Leaves: petiole 12–20 mm long; lamina obovate to elliptic, 5.5–14.5 cm long, 2.3–6.5 cm wide, attenuate at base, entire, acute at apex, sometimes bluntly so; midrib prominent on both surfaces. Male inflorescence 2–5 cm long, 5–9 (–13)-flowered; pedicels 3–8 (–10) mm long, densely short pubescent. Male flowers ± flattened-cupuliform, 8–11 mm diam., c. 4–5 mm high; tepals 8 in ± 2 whorls of 4; stamens more than 60, with connective prolonged into a short, triangular to spathulate appendage, curving over towards centre of flower; filaments very short. Female inflorescence 2–5 cm long, 5–9 (–13)-flowered; pedicels 5–8 mm long, densely short pubescent. Female flowers ± flattened-cupuliform, c. 5 mm diam., c. 3 mm high; tepals 6, broadly triangular; carpels c. 30, with outer ones possibly sterile (staminodes); ovary short columnar, pubescent; stigma short, semi-hemispherical to conical. Fruiting receptacle folding back and enlarging in fruit with tepals persistent. Drupes ovoid., c. 10 mm long, 6 mm wide, loosely arranged, bright red.
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