Small tree 3-6 m; tips of the branchlets fuscous-pilose, early glabrescent. Leaves lanceolate or narrow obovate-oblong, rather shortly and gradually acuminate at the apex, subacute, ± broadly attenuate into the petiole, somewhat inequilateral, subcoriaceous, pale green when dry, shining on both faces, glabrous above, initially laxly, appressedly, ferrugineous-pilose on the intervenium beneath, more densely so on the midrib, nerves and petiole, finally nearly completely glabrous, entire, (10-)12-22(-29) by 4-7(-9) cm; midrib robust, prominent on both faces; nerves 9-11 pairs, moderately curved and ± parallel, arching in a mostly very distinct intramarginal vein, +-distinctly impressed above when dry, prominent beneath, reticulations dense and conspicuously raised on both faces; petiole 1.5-2(-2.5) cm, at the base 1.5-2 mm thick. Racemes axillary or ramiflorous, 18-28 cm, incl. the short peduncle, rather dense-flowered, fuscous-tomentose; rhachis c. 1.5 mm diam. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, subpersistent, mostly equalling the pedicels. Pedicels 1.5-2 mm, mostly in twos, free or connate halfway up. Perianth rose-red or purplish, slender, c. 18 mm, tube 0.6 mm diam., limb ellipsoid, 1.5 mm diam. Disk glands fleshy, free, divergent. Ovary rufous-tomentose; style slender, glabrous. Fruit not seen.
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