Shrub, 2-3 m. tall; flowering internodes slender, rather elongate, villous; leaves elliptic to subobovate, apex rather abruptly acuminate, base inequilateral, cordulate, one side slightly shorter, 6-7 cm. wide X 12-14 cm. long, pinnately nerved from the lower half or two-thirds, the nerves mostly 5 on each side, with cross-connect-ing and anastomosing nervules, somewhat glossy green, very slightlyscabrous and sparsely villous above, the nerves scarcely hairy, villous beneath, especially along the nerves, marginally somewhat ciliate, glandular-dotted on both sides, drying thin, translucent; petiole 5-10 plus 2 mm. long, villous, vaginate toward the base; inflorescence not known.
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