Tree to 20 m high. Stem not buttressed. Twigs terete or fluted, with hairs straight and tortuous, erect and appressed when young, eventually almost glabrescent. Leaf lamina elliptic to lanceolate to oblong, 8–14.7 cm long, 2–4.7 cm wide, foveolate; underside green, with straight and tortuous, erect hairs, sparsely pubescent at maturity; primary veins 6–10 pairs. Inflorescence a fascicle or raceme of umbels; umbel peduncle 3–10.2 mm long. Flowers 1–3 per umbel, yellow, green or cream, without perfume. Male flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 0.6–1.9 mm long; tepals 5–8, 1.5–2.6 mm long, 0.8–1.5 mm wide; stamens 7–13 per flower; outer anthers 0.8–1 mm long, 0.5–0.8 mm wide; outer filaments 0.7–1.8 mm long, sometimes glandular; inner anthers similar; inner filaments shorter, with 2 glands; pistillode usually present. Female flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 1.5–2.6 mm long; tepals 5–8, 1.4–2 mm long, 0.6–1.2 mm wide; staminodes 6–11, mostly glandular; ovary 1–1.5 mm long, 0.9–1.4 mm wide, usually pubescent; style usually pubescent. Fruit ellipsoidal, c. 15 mm long, 11.5 mm wide, black; receptacle c. 9 mm long, 11.5 mm wide. Cotyledons purple.
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