Leaves petiolate; lamina 3–6·47) × 1·3–3·5 cm., broadly to rather narrowly elliptic, acute (sometimes mucronate) at the apex, with margin finely serrulate or subentire, cuneate to rounded at the base, subcoriaceous, with main and subsidiary lateral nerves equally prominent and densely reticulate tertiary venation slightly prominent on both sides; petiole 1·5–2 mm. long, slender.
Low shrub 1·5 m. high to small tree, deciduous, with bark smooth and grey with lighter patches; branches ± spreading or ascending, terete, whitish or pale brown and glabrous or puberulous at first, becoming greyish-or purplish-brown and glabrous, scarcely peeling, with small lenticels.
Flowers solitary, terminating short axillary shoots; pedicels 1·2–1·8 cm. long in fruit, glabrous or rarely pubescent, articulated within 1 mm. of the base.
Sepals 9–13 mm. long in flower, elliptic, rounded, becoming red, 21–24 (30) mm. long, convex and accrescent in fruit, eventually spreading and navicular.
Stamens with anthers 1·5–2 mm. long, 1/4 –1/2 as long as the filaments, straight, dehiscing by apical pores.
Carpels 5, with styles free towards the apex with ends spreading; stigmas small, capitate.
Petals bright yellow, c. 26 × 15 mm., obovate, unguiculate.
Drupelets c. 10 × 6 mm., ovoid-cylindric; embryo straight.