Large trees to 40 m tall, trunk fluted at base, the young branches densely lanate pubescent, glabrescent, with conspicuous small lenticels. Stipules lanceolate, acute, to 25 mm long, caducous, membraneous, densely appressed tomentellous on exterior, glabrous within. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 9-17 by 5-8 cm, glabrous above, with dense conspicuous stomatal crypts beneath, bluntly acuminate at apex, the tip 3-6 mm long, rounded at base; midrib plane above, prominent and pilose, glabrescent beneath; primary veins 20-28 pairs, slightly impressed on upper portion, prominulous on lower portion of upper surface, straight, erect, parallel; secondary veins ± parallel; petiole thick, 4-7 mm long, tomentellous when young, with 2 small round glands on mid point above. Flowers not seen. Infructescence axillary, 3-5 mm long. Fruit irregularly ellipsoid, 6.5 cm long, 4 cm broad; epicarp densely lenticellate; mesocarp fleshy; endocarp hard, bony, irregularly ribbed, lanate within.
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