Tree to 20 m high. Stem sometimes buttressed. Twigs ± terete, tomentose, with hairs tortuous, erect. Leaf lamina elliptic to lanceolate, 8–21.5 mm long, 2.4–5.8 mm wide; underside green, pubescent, with tortuous, erect hairs; primary veins 7–12 pairs. Inflorescence a raceme of umbels; umbel peduncle 3–9.5 mm long. Flowers 3–6 per umbel, yellow, creamy brown or greenish, ± perfumed. Male flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 1.8–3.4 mm long; tepals 4–8, 1.5–2.6 mm long, 0.7–1 mm wide; stamens c. 9; outer anthers 0.7–1.1 mm long, 0.6–0.9 mm wide; outer filaments 1.5–3 mm long, usually 3 with glands and 3 without; inner anthers 0.5–1 mm long, 0.7–1 mm wide; inner filaments 0.9–1.8 mm long, with 2 glands; pistillode present. Female flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 1.5–2.7 mm long; tepals 5–7, 1.1–1.7 mm long, 0.5–0.9 mm wide; staminodes c. 9; outer staminodes sometimes glandular, with 1 or 2 glands; inner staminodes glandular, with 2 glands; ovary 0.9–1.3 mm long, 0.7–1.1 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit ellipsoidal, 10–13 mm long, 7.5–11.5 mm wide, black; receptacle 4–8 mm long, 4.5–7 mm wide. Cotyledons pink to purple.
Grows in rainforest, monsoon forest, beach forest and fire-free open forest; from sea level to 700 m alt.
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