Tree to 25 m high. Stem sometimes buttressed. Twigs ± terete, densely tomentose when young with tortuous, erect hairs, eventually ± glabrescent. Leaf lamina elliptic, 4.5–9 cm long, 2.5–3.5 cm wide; underside green, tomentose, with tortuous, erect hairs; primary veins 4–7 pairs. Inflorescence a sessile fascicle, or shortly stalked raceme of umbels; umbel peduncle 2.5–8.1 mm long. Flowers 3–5 per umbel, greenish cream, perfumed. Male flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 1.3–2.5 mm long; tepals 4–6, 1.7–2 mm long, 1.5–1.6 mm wide; stamens 5–11; anthers 0.6–1.2 mm long, 0.8–1.1 mm wide; filaments 0.6–1.4 mm long, glandular; glands 2; pistillode sometimes present. Female flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 2.1–2.6 mm long; tepals 4–7, 1.6–1.9 mm long, 1–1.1 mm wide; staminodes 5–11, some glandular; ovary 1.1–1.4 mm long, 0.9–1.2 mm wide, mainly glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit ellipsoidal, 15.5–18 mm long, 11.5–14 mm wide, black; receptacle c. 6 mm long, 10 mm wide. Cotyledons purple.
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