Tree 9-18 m by 30 cm (once recorded); twigs (shortly) tomentose, glabrescent in patches, diam. 6-7 mm. Leaves tomentose when young at both surfaces, glabrescent but often the tomentum persistent on midrib and nerves, elliptic, 19-40(-50) by 7.5-20 cm; apex (abruptly) acuminate; base cuneate-attenuate; nerves in 13-20(-25) pairs; reticulation rather fine, prominent on both surfaces. Petiole with same indumentum as twigs, 1.5-4.5(-6) cm, stipular scar from up to ¼ to up to ¾ of its length. Peduncle densely (villous) tomentose, 2.5-?6 cm, diam. at top 10-12 mm; bracts densely villous tomentose. Tepals villous without or only at the base, 4-5 cm long. Stamens probably c. 15 mm; carpels 18-60, densely villous-tomentose, when ripe with a rather stout stylar spine of up to 1 cm. Fruit 10 by 6 cm (once seen).
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