Shrub to 1.8 m. Leaves oblong-elliptic to narrowly obovate, up to 3.3 by 1.5 cm, firmly coriaceous, base cuneate, apex obtuse or retuse, entire, midrib prominent, reticulation of veins evident below, glabrous; petiole to 4 mm. Monoecious. Inflorescence axillary or supra-axillary; flowers in simple cymes or solitary. Male flowers ovoid, c. 2.5 mm long, pedicel 6-7 mm long; tepals 4, stamens 3-4. Female flowers ± globose, c. 3 mm long; 4 tepals around the minute ostiole, several irregularly swollen pairs within; carpels 4-10, stigma obtuse. Drupes ovoid, c. 15 by 11 mm.
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