Evergreen usually much-branched shrub or small slender tree 1.8–9 m. tall; bark fissured or corrugated, reticulated, grey; slash pink, blaze red.. Leaf-blades oblong, oblong-elliptic or oblong-ovate, 2–16 cm. long, 1.2–6.5 cm. wide, rounded to subacute at the apex, very slightly to distinctly cordate at the base, very often drying a leaden grey colour, glabrous; venation distinctly raised when dry, particularly above; petioles up to 2 mm. long; stipules 3–8 mm. long, with raised median line when dry, glabrous or upper ones slightly pubescent at base when young, subpersistent.. Peduncles 1–2.5 cm. long, pubescent or nearly glabrous.. Bracts and bracteoles 2–4 mm. long, shortly pubescent.. Calyx-tube and limb-tube together 3–5 mm. long; lobes up to 2 mm. long, ciliolate.. Corolla-tube 0.5–1.2 cm. long; lobes 0.6–1.1 cm. long, 3.8–5 mm. wide.. Anthers ochraceous or cream, 7–8 mm. long.. Style cream, 1.2–2 cm. long, the arms mostly 7.5–10 mm. long when separated.. Fruits green becoming red, 6–11 mm. long, 7–10 mm. wide.. Seeds chestnut-coloured, somewhat shining, 5.5 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick; longest ruminations over 1 mm. deep.. Fig. 97.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 9 m tall. The bark is cracked. The leaves are oblong and 2-16 cm long by 1-7 cm wide. They are heart shaped at the base. They are shiny with raised veins. The flowers have a sweet scent. The fruit is 6-11 mm long and green but turns red. The seeds are oval and 5.5 mm long.
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