A straggly or semi-scandent much-branched evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 m. high, though commonly ± 2–5 m. high.. Twigs densely scurfily stellate-pubescent, later becoming pale grey-brown.. Petiole 1–3(–5) cm. long, sparsely or evenly stellate-pubescent; blade simple, oblanceolate-oblong, elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 3–12(–20) cm. long, 2–5(–11) cm. wide, acutely or rarely obtusely acuminate, rounded to shallowly cordate, subentire to shallowly or sharply repand-denticulate, especially in the upper half or two-thirds, membranous or chartaceous, lateral nerves 6–8 pairs, tertiary nerves subparallel, scurfily stellate-pubescent on the midrib and main veins and later glabrescent or else strigose above, sparingly scurfily stellate-pubescent on the midrib and main veins and otherwise evenly delicately adpressed-stellate-pubescent or stellate-strigose on the midrib and main veins and otherwise evenly delicately patent-stellate-pubescent beneath, pale green, glossy.. Stipules linear-subulate, (2–)5–9(–17) mm. long, entire or rarely somewhat fimbriate, stellate-pubescent.. Male inflorescences cymose, axillary or slightly supraaxillary; peduncles 0.7–6 cm. long, stellate-pubescent; bracts linear-subulate, 1–5 mm. long, stellate-pubescent.. Male flowers: pedicels 2–3 mm. long; sepals 5, broadly ovate, 2.5 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, stellate-pubescent without (but glabrous where they overlap), glabrous within, pale green; petals 5, broadly ovate to suborbicular, 3 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, glabrous, greenish white or yellow-green; disc glands pubescent; stamens 14–17, filaments glabrous, anthers 0.5 mm. long, cream.. Female inflorescences cymose, inserted 6–7 mm. above the leaf-axils; peduncles 2–7.5(–13) cm. long, stellate-pubescent; bracts up to 1 cm. long, otherwise as in ♂.. Female flowers: pedicels 4 mm. long; sepals 3.5 mm. long and petals 4 mm. long, otherwise as in ♂; disc pubescent; ovary ovoid-subglobose, 1.5 mm. diameter, densely stellate-strigose; styles 2.5 mm. long, stellate-pubescent below.. Fruit 0.7 cm. long, 1 cm. diameter, evenly scurfily stellate-strigose.. Seeds 6 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, mottled purplish-brown and grey, with an adpressed leaf-like caruncle 2 mm. long.
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