Small trees, rarely more than 15 m high, bark smooth, brown or greyish. Twigs sparsely hairy only when very young. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 7-18(-21) by 3-6(-9) cm, base acute to rounded, margin often somewhat revolute, apex (usually shortly) acuminate, herbaceous, with 4—9(—11) pairs of nerves, often rather wide apart, venation usually almost invisible, glabrous on both sides when mature, puberulous only when very young, rarely more permanently short-hairy on both sides, basal glands 2(-4), flat. Petiole up to 1 cm long. Stipules linear, 3-7 by 0.5-1 mm, free, sometimes with marginal glands. Racemes solitary, in axils of extant or fallen leaves, up to 2.5 cm long, peduncle very short, rachis shortly hairy, pedicels 2 mm long. Flowers sometimes male. Hypanthium 1.7-3 mm high, sparsely hairy outside. Perianth segments 7-12(-15), subequal or at least not regularly differentiated as sepals and petals, up to 1 mm long, (sparsely) hairy outside. Stamens 17-32(-40), filaments up to 4 mm, glabrous, anthers up to 0.5 mm long. Ovary sparsely to densely hairy, rarely glabrous, style up to 4 mm long. Fruits ellipsoid to (compressed) subglobular, 13-24 by 10-20 (by 12-14) mm, the length including an apical point or more distinct beak of 4 mm length, exocarp usually sparsely hairy, rarely glabrous, rarely densely hairy, colour unknown, endocarp glabrous inside. Seed with glabrous testa.
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