Twigs densely hairy when young, tardily gla-brescent. Leaves ovate to elliptic, 6—13(—16) by 2.5-8.5(-12) cm, hard and stiff, densely hairy when young and also mature leaves usually still distinctly hairy on midrib above, on midrib and nerves below, and on petiole, nerves 8-10 pairs, basal glands 0-2, flat or slightly hollowed. Stipules elliptic to (broadly) ovate, 3-7 by 2.5-7 mm, sometimes with one or more glands outside. Racemes solitary or in bundles of 2-4, (l-)2-4(-6) cm long. Fruits transversely ellipsoid, rarely sub-globular, 6-10.5 by 7-14(-16) mm, usually still (sparsely) hairy. Seed glabrous or with few hairs on testa.