Tree c. 15 m; tips of the branchlets rather densely, appressedly rufous-pilose. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, not rarely oblanceo-late or obovate-oblong, rather abruptly acuminate at the apex, subacute or blunt, gradually cuneate towards the subacute base and ± distinctly de-current, subcoriaceous, yellowish-olivaceous or brownish and ± shining above, mostly dull brown beneath when dry, glabrous, entire, rarely remotely denticulate, 15-25(-30) by 5-8(-11) cm; midrib robust and prominent on both faces, nerves 9-10 pairs, curved-ascending and ± distinctly inarching, mostly slightly impressed above in dry specimens, prominent beneath, reticulations rather dense and conspicuous at least underneath, veinlets faint; petiole 3-8 by 2-4 mm, glabrous, rugose at the very thickened base. Racemes ramiflorous, dense, 10-15 cm incl. the peduncle 2 cm, rather densely appressedly rufous hairy on rhachis and pedicels, very laxly so on the perianth; rhachis rigid, 2-3 mm diam. near the base. Bracts elongate-ovate, subacute, 1-1.5 mm. Pedicels rather robust, 6-9 mm, mostly in twos and connate at the very base. Perianth white, rather stiff, 25-28 mm, tube 0.6-1 mm diam., limb gradually clavate 5-6 by 2-2.5 mm. Anthers c. 4 mm. Disk glands connate into a flat crenulate or obscurely 4-dentate cup. Ovary glabrous; style rather robust, glabrous. Immature fruit obliquely ovoid.
In forest, generally at 600-1500 m, once found in tall regrowth forest (with bigger leaves) at 25 m. Fl. Aug.-Nov.
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