Young stems yellow-puberulous. Leaves: petioles yellow-tomentellous to-puberulous, 2-6 cm; lamina broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, apex rounded or obtuse sometimes with a fine mucro, base cordate, truncate or rotund, (6—)8—11.5 by (4.5—)6—11 cm, yellow-tomentellous below, sparsely puberulous or subglabrous above, reticulation prominent and dense above, 3-5-nerved at the base, stiffly papyraceous. Male inflorescences: cymes 2-3.5 cm, peduncles 1-2 cm, puberulous. Male flowers shortly pedicellate; sepals ± equal, elliptic, 1.5 mm, sparsely puberulous outside; petals broadly rhomboid, 0.75 mm, glabrous; stamens 0.75-1 mm. Female flowers unknown. Infructescence c. 6 cm long with peduncle c. 3 cm, puberulous. Drupe 6 mm ø, glabrous; endocarp 5-6 mm with a narrow dorsal ridge less than 1 mm high, bearing extended lateral cucullate crests 3 mm long, surface smooth.
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