Small tree 6 m high and c. 8 cm ø. Branchlets whitish, glabrous. Leaves chartaceous, elliptic-oblong or-lanceolate, 16½-25 by 6-10 cm, glabrous; papillae distinct on the lower surface; base cuneate; apex acuminate; nerves 11-16 pairs, veins reticulate, distinct below, obscure above; petiole 1¾-2½ cm, glabrous. Panicles terminal, 18-21 cm long, slightly puberulous; bracts triangular, ⅓-2 mm long. Flowers (♂) pale green, subsessile, 4¾ mm long. Hypanthium 2 mm long. Calyx lobes triangular, 2 mm long. Petals triangular, 2⅓ by 2 mm, longitudinally ridged inside. Stamens 1⅓ mm; filaments light brown, free; anthers ½-⅓ mm. Disk 5-notched. Abortive pistil in ♂ obscure, shortly hairy. ♀ Flowers and fruit unknown.
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