Small tree, c. 6 m; tips of the branchlets densely, it appressed-rufous hairy, glabrescent. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, rather shortly acute-acuminate, often ± curved at the apex, attenuate and de-current into the petiole, somewhat inequilateral, chartaceous to thinly subcoriaceous, entire or with a few distant teeth towards the top, very rarely with one or two large lobes, very young ones appressedly rufous-pilose on both faces, soon glabrescent, mature ones still with some hairs on the midrib beneath, finally glabrous, olivaceous-brownish and somewhat shining above, brownish and dull beneath, (8-)10-14(-20) by 2.5-4.5(-6) cm; midrib nearly flat above, prominent beneath, nerves c. 1 pairs, rather straight in their lower part, curved upwards and inarching towards the edge, slightly prominent above, more distinctly so beneath, reticulations fine and dense on both faces; petiole slender, glabrescent, 1-1.5(-2) cm. Racemes axillary, solitary, lax, very slender; flowers in pairs, ½-1 cm spaced, rather densely appressedly longish-rufous hairy all over; rhachis 0.5 mm diam. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, thin, 1.5-2 mm. Pedicels very slender, c. 3 mm, connate at the base. Perianth very slender, 14-16 mm, finally glabrous except the base and limb, tube 0.4 mm diam., limb ellipsoid, 1 mm diam. Anthers 1.5 mm. Disk glands subquadrangular, retuse, free, very close, seemingly forming a cup. Ovary glabrous; style very slender. Fruit not known.
Home