Branchlets tomentose. Leaves opposite; petiole 1.3-2.8 cm long; blade subcoriaceous to coriaceous, ovate to elliptic, 4.7-15.2 by 3.1-12.1 cm, 1.2-1.6 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, base cordate, densely brown velutinous beneath, more sparsely so above, 6-9 pairs of secondary veins, tertiary venation reticulate. Inflorescence of axillary and terminal cymes forming a large panicle, 12-20 cm long; appressed brown velutinous; peduncles 6-7.5 cm long; pedicels 2.3-4.5 mm long. Sepals ovate, 1.7-2.8 by 0.9-1.3 mm, 1.8-2.2 times as long as wide, apex acute, appressed velutinous. Corolla cream coloured; buds cylindrical with an acuminate head, lobes slightly overlapping, open corolla salverform; tube 3-4 mm long, 1.4-2.1 times as long as sepals, 1.4-2 times as long as lobes; lobes triangular, 1.9-2.6 by 1.1 mm, acuminate, papillose inside; velutinous outside on upper 2/3, bearded in throat and in 5 rows down tube inside. Stamens inserted at c. 2 mm from corolla base which is 0.4-0.5 of tube length; filaments straight or slightly curved, c. 0.7 mm long, pubescent; anthers narrowly triangular, tails narrow, 2.2-2.4 by 0.5-0.6 mm, 3.7-4.8 times as long as wide. Disk of 5 separate oblong lobes, 3 notched at apex, 1.5-1.8 mm long. Ovary c. 0.6 mm long; style 2.2-2.6 mm long; style head c. 0.7 mm long. Fruit unknown.
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