Trees up to 10 m. Twigs densely shortly woolly when young, glabrescenL Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 5-11 by 2-4 cm, base acute, margin entire in lower half, shallowly crenate to serrate in upper part, apex acute to shortly acuminate, coriaceous, with 8-15 pairs of secondary nerves, often not distinguishable from stronger tertiary nerves, venation widely reticulate, both surfaces shortly woolly when young, hairs soon vanishing and ultimately quite glabrous. Petiole 1-2 cm long. Stipules narrowly triangular, 1.5-6 by 0.5-0.8 mm, not very early caducous. Inflorescences corymb-shaped, 4-6 cm long, with up to 12 primary branches, the lower ones in axils of leaves and branched again, up to 6 cm long, all rachises densely short-woolly, including the up to 7 mm long pedicels. Hypanthium obconoid, 1.5-2.5 mm high, densely short-woolly outside. Sepals broadly triangular, 1-1.8 by by 1.5-2.5 mm. Petals elliptic to ovate, 4-5.5 by 3-3.5 mm, white. Stamens c. 20, filaments up to 3 mm, glabrous, anthers 0.7-1 mm long. Ovary densely hairy on exposed top, 5-(rarely 4-)celled, styles up to 4.5 mm, halfway connate, with hairs at base. Fruits globular, up to 6 mm diam., upper rim of hypanthium and sepals closely appressed against its bulging, dome-shaped, now almost glabrous top, the pericarp thin and brittle when dry, practically glabrous, colour unknown. Seeds not seen in mature state.
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