Tree 5-10 m. Twigs sometimes bluntly 2-3-angled, 1.5-2.5 mm diameter, at first with woolly soft dendroid hairs 1 mm long, early glabrescent; bark smooth, or finely striate, not tending to crack or flake. Leaves chartaceous or thinly coriaceous, oblong(-lanceo-late), (7-) 11-25 by (2-)3-6.5 cm, apex acute(-acuminate), base attenuate to nearly rounded; olivaceous to dark brown above, lower surface ± reddish brown, at first with dense hairs 0.5-1 mm long, early glabrescent; dots absent; midrib much raised above; nerves 11-16 pairs, raised above; venation coarse, raised and visible above; petiole 7-18 by 1.5-2.5 mm. Inflorescences: sessile, brachyblast simple or 2-or 3-fid, to 5 mm long; in male (2-)5-10-flowered; flowers at first with dense woolly dendroid hairs 0.6-1 mm long, early glabrescent; perianth 3-(or 4-)lobed, reddish (?) inside. Male flowers: pedicel 5-10 mm long, bracteole caducous or persistent, median or below; buds (depressed) globose, obtusely 3-(or 4-)angular in cross section, 2-3.5 by 2.5-4.5 mm, cleft 4/5, lobes 0.3-0.5 mm thick; staminal disc circular, 1.5-2 mm diameter, with very distinct mammilla 0.5-1 mm long; anthers 9-12, just stiped, 0.5-0.7 mm long, not touching, horizontal, thecae opening downwards; androphore 0.5-1 mm long. Female flowers and fruits not seen.
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