Small tree, shoots glabrous when mature. Leaves oblong-elliptic, c. 180 by 80 mm, stiffly chartaceous, base broadly cuneate, apex obtuse or shortly apicu-late, margin irregularly dentate in the upper part, midrib and lateral veins prominent; petiole 10-12 mm. ?Dioecious. Inflorescence axillary, a condensed cyme forming a fascicle of a few flowers arising from a short peduncle; peduncle 2-3 mm long, with close-ly imbricated bracts, sparsely pubescent; pedicels c. 20 mm long, slender below but thickening towards the flower, sparingly pubescent. Male flower ovoid, c. 9.5 by 6 mm; tepals 4, obtuse; stamens 3 mm long, c. 18 in decussate pairs forming 4 rows inserted on the lower part of the receptacle, filaments broad and fleshy, c. 2 mm long, sparingly pubescent, anthers erect, c. 1 mm long, triangular, opening by a single A-shaped slit. Female flower and fruit not seen.,
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