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Tree or shrub 1–15(–40) m high; trunk 2–30 cm in diameter; bark grey, slightly fisssured; wood very hard, dense, whitish to yellow.. Leaves petiolate; blade coriaceous, elliptic, oblong to obovate, 2–21 mm long, 0.9–6.7 cm wide, apex rounded to acuminate with acumen 4–10(–17) mm long, cuneate to rounded at the base; petiole 6–17 mm long.. Inflorescence terminal rarely also axillary, 10–65(–96)-flowered; bracts ovate to triangular, up to 1.3 mm long; peduncle 5–40 mm long; pedicels 3.8–10 mm long.. Flowers with sepals resinous within, ovate to triangular, up to 2.5 mm long; corolla white to pale yellow, orange at throat; tube creamy green, 6–10 mm long; lobes pure white, ovate, 3.7–8.8 mm long, 1.8–3.5 mm wide, obtuse at the apex; stamens inserted at 4.5–8 mm from the base; pistil 5.5–9.5 mm long; ovary abruptly narrowing into the style, ovules 2 in each carpel; style 3.5–7.2 mm long.. Fruits obovoid to globose, smooth, 13–30 mm long; 10–15 mm wide, apex rounded and sometimes stipitate at the base.. Fig. 12 (p. 37).
Trees to 15 m tall. Trunk often fluted; branches slender, glabrous. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or narrowly ovate, 5-18 X 1-9 cm, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate; lateral veins more than 30 pairs, subparallel, joining marginal veins. Flowers strongly fragrant, white. Pedicel usually longer than calyx. Sepals ovate, 1.5-1.7 mm, acute. Corolla tube 7-10 mm, pubescent inside. Berries yellow, globose, usually paired, 1-2 cm in diam. Seeds brownish, ovoid, ca. 1.2 cm X 8 mm. Fl. Apr-Sep, fr. May-Dec. 2n = 22.
A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is often fluted. The branches are slender and smooth. The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-18 cm long by 1-9 cm wide. The base is broadly wedge shaped. It tapers to the tip. There are more than 30 pairs of side veins. The flowers are white and have a strong smell. The fruit are yellow berries. They are 1-2 cm across. They usually occur in pairs. The seeds are 1.2 cm long by 8 mm wide.
