An unbranched or few-branched shrub up to 3 m. tall.. Young shoots and petioles sparingly or evenly crisped-puberulous or-pubescent at first, later glabrescent.. Twigs green at first, later grey-brown.. Petioles (1.5–)4–7 cm. long, with 2–4 small conical scarious tawny stipels at the apex; leaf-blade elliptic-ovate, elliptic-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, (10–)13–20 cm. long, 3–7.5 cm. wide, obtusely, subacutely or acutely shortly acuminate, rounded or cuneate at the base, minutely and somewhat remotely denticulate, the teeth resembling the stipels in form, membranous to thinly chartaceous, lateral nerves (7–)9–12 pairs, the 2 lowest often close together, the upper remoter, commonly all looped well within the margin, minutely tuberculate above and beneath, glabrous above, sparingly pubescent beneath at first, later subglabrous, purplish when young, later dark green above and paler beneath.. Stipules resembling the stipels, but somewhat uncinate, 0.5 mm. long.. Male inflorescences 5–20 cm. long, shortly pedunculate; axis sparingly adpressed pubescent to subglabrous; bracts ovate, 1 mm. long, subacute, membranous, subglabrous; clusters dense, often developing into dense spikelets up to 5 mm. long; bracteoles closely imbricate, numerous, minute, 2–3-flowered.. Male flowers: pedicels articulate, capillary, 5–6(–8) mm. long, glabrous; buds globose, apiculate; calyx-lobes 3, broadly elliptic-ovate, 1.5 mm. long, obtuse, glabrous, green; stamens 25–30, multiseriate, filaments 0.5 mm. long, anthers minute, white; disc-glands 0.. Female inflorescences 1.5–2 cm. long; axis glabrous; bracts lanceolate, 1 mm. long, acute, membranous, sparingly pubescent; bracteoles few, subtending a solitary flower.. Female flowers: pedicels 2 mm. long; calyx-lobes 3, triangular, 1.5 mm. long, acute, subglabrous, green; disc-glands 3, transversely ovate, scale-like, free; ovary 3(–4)-lobate, 1 mm. diameter, ± smooth, sparingly hispid; styles 1.5 mm. long, glabrous, tawny.. Fruit roundly 3(–4)-lobate, 3.5 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, smooth, subglabrous, yellowish green suffused pinkish.. Seeds not known.
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