Small tree, c. 5 m high, glabrous in all its parts. Leaves oblong, up to 31 by 12 cm, coriaceous or chartaceous, base broadly cuneate, apex obtuse to slightly retuse, margin entire, midrib prominent, lat-eral veins connected within the margin; petiole 15-20 mm, 4 mm wide, channelled above. ? Monoecious. Inflorescences axillary, fasciculate, pedicels c. 10 mm, wider towards the top; male flowers not seen. Female flowers globose, c. 4 mm Ø, ostiole sur-rounded by c. 3 pairs of rounded tepals and with swollen glands within; carpels c. 20, with a short ob-tuse stigma. Fruiting receptacle enlarged and woody, c. 15-20 mm Ø, with short stout stipes 2-3 mm long. Drupes ovoid, 14 by 10 mm (? fully developed).
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