Treelet c. 6 m high by c. 6 cm, entirely glabrous. Twigs with many obvious scars of fallen leaves. Leaves narrowly elliptic to obovate, 27-55 by 3-7 cm, the blade long decurrent into the short, thickened, 1-2 cm long petiole which bears a stipular scar for its entire length; apex not acuminate, nearly rounded; nerves in c. 20-30 pairs, much prominent below and meeting in a prominent intramarginal vein; reticulation rather coarse, prominent beneath. Peduncle 1.5-2.5 cm, thickened towards the apex and there about 8 mm broad, with 2-3 scars; pedicel short to absent. Outer tepals 3, c. 5 by 3 cm, thin; inner tepals in two whorls of three each (or the inner whorl with 4-5 tepals), fleshy, the outer whorl c. 4.5, the inner 2.5-3 cm long. Stamens up to 3 (at base 4) mm broad, 10-12 mm long including the broadly triangular connective appendage; carpels c. 25 with long styles protruding above the stamens. Only young fruits known yet, like those of M. candollii var. candollii.
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