Compact tree, 4-6 m; branchlets subterete, glabrous. Leaves elliptic-oblong or elliptic, broadly acuminate at the apex, obtuse, rarely shortly emarginate, broadly attenuate into the petiole, sometimes nearly rounded at the base, very slightly decurrent, coriaceous, yellowish to dark olivaceous above when dry, dull brown beneath, very young ones densely pale stiff-hairy on both faces specially beneath, together with a kind of flaky, peeling scales formed by the epidermis, mature ones glabrous or beneath laxly fine appressed-rufescent caducous-hairy, entire, (4½-)5½-8(-9) by (2.5-)3-4.5 cm; midrib slightly prominent or somewhat impressed above, very prominent beneath, nerves 6-8 pairs, straight below and ± parallel, curved upwards and ± distinctly joined before the edge, somewhat impressed above, sharply prominent beneath, reticulations obscure above, slightly raised beneath; petiole robust, mostly very shortly appressed-pubescent, 0.5-1 cm. Racemes ramiflorous, dense, 5-9 cm, rather densely rufescent-appressed hairy all over; rhachis 2-2.5 mm diam. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 1.5-2 mm, mostly early caducous. Pedicels generally in pairs, free or connate at the base, stoutish, 3-4 mm. Perianth showy red, sometimes glabrescent from the apex, 20-23 mm, tube 1 mm diam., limb elongate-ellipsoid, 2-2.5 mm diam. Anthers 2 mm. Disk glands connate in a low crenulate cup. Ovary glabrous; style rather robust. Fruit not known.
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