Tree to 30 m high. Stem sometimes buttressed. Twigs ± terete, with tortuous, erect hairs, eventually ± glabrescent. Leaves: lamina orbicular to oblong to elliptic, 12–19 cm long, 6–12 cm wide; underside green (or ± glaucous), with tortuous, erect hairs, glabrescent; primary veins 6–10 pairs. Inflorescence a raceme of umbels; umbel peduncle 7.5–9.5 mm long. Flowers 4–6 per umbel, greenish cream, brown, perfumed. Male flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 2.9–3 mm long; tepals 6–8, 3–3.3 mm long, 1.5–1.7 mm wide; stamens 9–12; anthers 1.2–1.3 mm long, 1–1.2 mm wide; outer filaments 1.2–1.3 mm long, with or without 1 or 2 glands; inner filaments similar, but always with 2 glands; pistillode absent. Female flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 4.2–4.6 mm long; tepals 6–8, 2–3 mm long, 1–1.3 mm wide; staminodes 9–12; outer staminodes sometimes glandular, with 1 or 2 glands; inner staminodes with 2 glands; ovary 1.9–2 mm long, 1.8–2.3 mm wide, pubescent; style pubescent. Fruit ellipsoidal to globular, c. 23 mm long, 18–19 mm wide, black; receptacle 25–32 mm long, 16.5–19 mm wide. Cotyledons cream.
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