Tree, 30 cm diam., glabrous in all its parts. Leaves (narrowly) obovate, 4.5-7.5 by 1.5-3.5 cm; acumen less than 4 mm long; base cuneate. Petiole 7-10 mm; midrib much prominent below, hardly so above; nerves in 8-12 pairs prominent on both surfaces, intramarginal vein hardly distinct from the reticulation; reticulation densely netted, much prominent above, less so beneath. Brachyblast glabrous, 15 mm long; spathaceous bracts only one pair, directly under the tepals, no pedicel. Tepals c. 20 mm long, the 4 outer ones 6-7 mm broad, the 8(!) inner ones 3-4 mm broad. Stamens c. 10, filament c. 1 mm, anthers c. 3 mm, the connective appendage as broad as the anthers, c. 1 mm long. Gynophore probably present, carpels c. 6. Fruits not known.
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