Small tree; branchlets glabrous, brownish when dry. Leaves obovate or mostly oblong-obovate, gradually attenuate towards the obtuse apex, with a rather thick, terminal gland underneath, cuneate and decurrent towards the base of the petiole, subcoriaceous, mostly brownish-yellowish when dry, rarely darker brown, somewhat shining on both faces, glabrous, entire, 4-7 by (2-)2.5-3.5 cm; midrib slightly prominent above, more distinctly so beneath, often somewhat reddish in dry specimens, nerves 4-5 pairs, straight in their lower half, curved upwards near the edge and ± distinctly anastomosing, slightly raised above, more so beneath, reticulations dense, prominent beneath, slightly or not so above; petiole 0.5-1 cm, much thickened and soon corky at the base. Racemes axillary, rather dense, 6-14 cm; rhachis angular, dilutely brown when dry, appressedly rufescent-pilose in the lower part, glabrescent towards the top, 1½-2 mm diam. Bracts narrow-ovate or lanceolate, acute, 2 mm, subpersistent. Pedicels thickened towards the apex, mostly in twos, shortly connate at the base, hairy below, glabrous above, 5-6 mm. Perianth yellowish, not rarely red or violet-tinged specially at the top and/or the base, 12-13 mm, tube 0.5 mm diam., limb gradually clavate, 3 by 1.2-1.5 mm. Anthers 2.5 mm. Disk glands oblong, free, spaced. Ovary glabrous. Fruit not known.
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