Shrub or tree up to 10 m tall. Leafy twigs (2-)3-6 mm thick, densely puberulous. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina (narrowly) obovate to elliptic (to narrowly elliptic), 8-30(-40) by 3-9(-12) cm, coriaceous, apex acuminate, base rounded to cuneate, margin (sub)entire; upper surface glabrous; lower surface glabrous or very sparsely minutely puberulous on the midrib, ± scabrous or smooth; midrib ± prominent above, lateral veins 8-12(-15) pairs, tertiary venation reticulate (to subscalariform); petiole 1-3.5(-5) cm long, sparsely puberulous; stipules 0.3-1(-1.5) cm long, subulate, sparsely puberulous, subpersistent. Staminate inflorescences axillary, solitary or paired; peduncle 1-2 cm long, puberulous; receptacle discoid, c. 1 cm diam., puberulous outside, involucral bracts marginal, ovate, 3-4 mm long, puberulous; perianth c. 1.5 mm long, puberulous; stamens c. 3 mm long, filaments connate, anthers c. 1 mm long; interfloral bracts ovate to linear, puberulous. Pistillate inflorescences axillary, solitary or paired; peduncle 1.5-4.5(-5.5) cm long, puberulous; receptacle discoid, c. 1 cm diam., puberulous outside; involucral bracts ovate, 2-3 mm long, puberulous; flowers c. 8; perianth 1-1.5 mm long, apex densely minutely puberulous; stigmas clavate, 0.5-1 mm long. Infructescences subglobose to discoid, up to 5.5 cm diam., with 1-3 fruits, densely puberulous to hispidulous, often ± scabrous, orange at maturity.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m high. The fruit are an irregular shape. They are 5 cm across. They are yellow to bright orange.
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