Tree to 10 m tall; indumentum stellate. Leaves oblong to elliptic, acuminate; lamina to 30 cm long and 10 cm wide, attenuate at base; petiole 0.8-1.5 cm long; stipules asymmetrically ovate, attenuate at base, to 2 cm long, 1 cm wide. Spikes on peduncle to 5 cm long, pendent; rachis to 7 cm long; inflorescence bracts to 1 cm long; flower bracts c. 4 mm long. Sepals ovate-triangular, c. 3 mm long, densely stellate-hairy. Petals glabrous, c. 5 mm long (unrolled), red or purple. Stamens c. equal to unrolled petals, red; anther appendage long-apiculate, c. 1 mm long. Styles c. 1 mm long; stigma capitate. Capsule 1 cm long and wide. Seeds c. 7 mm long.
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