Tree of medium size; bark grey. Branchlets initially densely fulvous tomentose by adpressed stellate hairs, later subglabrous, dark grey, densely lenticellate; terminal buds ovoid, 1½-2 by 1-1½ mm, scales ovate-acute. Stipules ovate-acute, 2-3 by 1 mm. Leaves thin-coriaceous, rigid, (8-)12-14 (-16) by (2½-)3-4(-5) cm (index 2.3-3.3), broadest at or rarely slightly below the middle; surfaces discolorous, above glabrous, glossy, dark-brown, underneath densely glaucous tomentose by adpressed stellate hairs; base acute to cuneate, margin recurved, top bluntly acute to 1-1½ cm acuminate; midrib thin, prominent on both sides; nerves (10-)12-15(-17) pairs, in between with shorter ones not reaching the margin, obscure, subparallel, at an angle of 45-60°, arcuating but not anastomosing towards the margin; reticulation fine, areolate, obscure; petiole subglabrous, 1-2 cm, 1 mm ø, adaxially flat or furrowed. Inflorescence male or androgynous, densely fulvous stellate hairy; bract and bracteoles ovate, 1-1½ by ½-⅔ mm. Male rachis c. 10 cm, 1 mm ø;♂ flowers in clusters of 3, stamens 10-12, filaments 1-1½ mm, anthers 0.2-0.25 mm long, pistillode subglobose, c. 1 mm ø. Androgynous rachis 10-20 cm, 2-2½ mm ø; female flowers solitary, perianth (5-)6(-7)-lobed, staminodes rudimentary, styles 4-5, conical, c. 1 mm, connate. Ripe cupule ½-1 cm stalked, cup-shaped, 3-5 mm long, 1½-2 cm ø; rim thin, covering ¼-⅓ part of the fruit; wall woody, thin, outside densely fulvous to glaucous tomentose by adpressed stellate hairs; lamellae 6-8, thin, concentric. Ripe fruit ovoid-conical, ½-2 cm long, 1-1½ cm ø, densely fulvous to glaucous tomentose by adpressed simple hairs, top abruptly acute, base rotundate, scar deeply concave, c. 1 cm ø; wall woody, thinner than 1 mm, for the greater part free from the cupule.
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