Shrub or tree, 2–5(–7) m. tall; young branches finely puberulous soon becoming glabrous; older branches with pale brown shiny bark.. Leaf-blades papery, oblong-elliptic to broadly elliptic, 8.5–20 cm. long, 3–6.5 cm. wide, apex acute to acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous, slightly shiny and with the nerves usually impressed above, very sparsely hairy with nerves puberulous with white sparse long hairs beneath; bacterial nodules few, linear, restricted to the midrib or sometimes absent; domatia present; petiole 0.5–3 cm. long, pubescent-puberulous; stipule-limbs 2–3 mm. long, ± truncate, keeled, keel extending as narrowly triangular lobe, up to 8 mm long, slightly puberulous outside, sometimes with silky hairs in axils.. Corymbs terminal on main and lateral leafy branches, moderately compact to lax, 2–6.5 cm. across; primary inflorescence-branches 0.5–1.6 cm. long, puberulous; tertiary branches present; pedicels 3–7 mm. long, puberulous with sparse white longer hairs; bracts stipule-like.. Calyx puberulous-pubescent; tube 1–1.25 mm. long; limb-tube 1.5–2 mm. long, wider than the tube, circumscissile; lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2.25–3 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide at base, rounded or sometimes acute, slightly keeled, margins usually glabrous outside, glabrous inside, overlapping in bud, often reflexing when mature.. Corolla-tube 5–9 mm. long, ± 2 mm. wide at top, glabrous outside, densely bearded at throat; lobes oblong, 8–10 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, acute.. Fruit black, ± 7 mm. in diameter, sparsely puberulous-pubescent; calyx-limb not persistent Ripe seeds not known.
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