Shrub or small tree, up to 6 m, stem 5-7 cm across; branchlets rusty-pilose. Leaves subovate-oblong to lanceolate-oblong, ± elongate-acuminate and slightly curved at the apex, ± rounded at the base, inequilateral, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, glabrous above except the midrib and nerves, rusty-pilose beneath specially on the midrib and nerves, but sometimes nearly entirely glabrescent, 6½-12½ by 2-4(-6) cm, mostly distinctly (1 mm) serrulate; midrib and nerves slightly raised or a little impressed above; nerves 5-8 pairs, curved-ascending, mostly manifestly prominent beneath as is the midrib, veins ± transverse, not or only obscurely reticulate; petiole pubescent, 3-5(-8) mm. Stipules subovate-lanceolate, acute, 5-7 mm, pubescent, finally caducous. ♂ Flowers in few-flowered, 2-branched cymes; peduncle 2 cm, flowering branches each with 3-4 biseriate, white flowers. Pedicels slender, c. 3 mm. Sepals rounded, 2 mm diam. Petals oblong, 1½ mm long, somewhat fleshy, sericeous outside by rather longish white hairs; scales oblong, half as long as the petals. Filaments thick, 1 mm, laxly pilose. ♀ Flowers solitary, supra-axillary; pedicels c. 1 cm. Sepals and petals as in the ♂ flowers. Ovary ovoid, yellowish-tomentose. Fruit globose, somewhat apiculate, minutely rugose, brownish-greenish-velvety 2½-3½ cm diam.; peduncle c. 1 cm; pericarp thin, fragile. Seeds (2-)3-4, plano-convex, 1¼ cm long.
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