Shrub to 2.5 m; young branches finely and densely pubescent. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblong, up to 17 by 8 cm, chartaceous, base broadly cuneate, apex long acuminate, margin dentate, midrib, lateral veins and reticulation prominent below, the upper surface raised between the veins (bullate), the pubescence persisting on the lower surface especially on the midrib and veins but disappearing from the upper surface; petiole c. 10-12 mm, channelled above, pubescent. Monoecious. Inflorescences axillary or supra-axillary, of short few-flowered fascicles; pedicel 2-4 mm long, densely pubescent. Male flowers ovoid, 1.5 mm long, pubescent on the outer surface; 4 pairs of tepals; stamens 4 in the outer whorl 0.75 mm long, with 2 smaller central stamens; filament as broad as the anther, short and pubescent. Female flowers similar to male but stouter, c. 2 mm long; tepals sur-rounding the ostiole minute, with large pendulous glands within; inner surface of the receptacle with hairs between the carpels; carpels c. 10, ovary pubescent, 0.8 mm long, stigma obtuse. Fruiting receptacle ± sessile (peduncle undeveloped) with long radiating stipes (receptacle c. 6 mm Ø, stipes c. 4-8 mm long). Drupes ovoid, c. 18 by 10 mm.
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