Trees up to 18 m. Twigs sparsely hairy. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 10-18 by 5-8 cm, base acute to rounded, apex acuminate, herbaceous, with 7-9 pairs of nerves, arcuating at some distance from the margin, venation inconspicuous, both sides (almost) glabrous, basal glands 2, flat. Petiole up to 1.3 cm long, hairy to glabrous. Stipules narrowly triangular, 4.5-7 by 1-2 mm, free. Racemes solitary, axillary, up to 5 cm long, peduncle very short, rachis hairy, pedicels 1-3 mm long. Hypanthium 1.5-3 mm high, hairy outside. Sepals 4, triangular, up to 1.5 mm long, hairy outside. Petals 4, ovate, up to 1.5 mm long, sometimes thinner than sepals, hairy, cream-coloured. Stamens 25-40, filaments up to 3 mm, glabrous, anthers c. 0.5 mm long. Ovary densely hairy, style up to 4 mm long. Fruits subglobose, 11-13 by 12-14 mm, exocarp sparsely hairy, colour unknown, endocarp glabrous inside. Seed with glabrous testa.
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