Small trees up to 13 m. Twigs hairy when young. Leaves elliptic to oblong, or somewhat ovatish, (6-)8-13(-16) by 3-6.5 cm, base rounded to acute, apex obtuse to acuminate, herbaceous, with 5-8 pairs of nerves, venation reticulate to more or less transverse, usually not conspicuous, both sides pubescent when young, glabrate, basal glands normally 2, hollowed and distinctly bulging above, rarely absent. Petiole up to 1 cm long. Stipules linear, free, often persistent, 4-12(-17) by 0.5-3 mm, with marginal glands. Racemes solitary, in axils of extant or fallen leaves, up to 7(-10.5) cm long, peduncle short, rachis hairy, pedicels up to 1.5(—3.5) mm long. Hypanthium c. 2 mm high, densely hairy outside. Perianth segments 8-12, subequal, up to 1.5 mm long, hairy. Stamens 20-30(-40), filaments up to 5 mm, glabrous, anthers 0.3-0.4 mm long. Ovary densely hairy, style up to 4 mm long, base hairy. Fruits transversely ellipsoid, 6-13 by 7.5-15 mm, exocarp still sparsely hairy, via red ultimately becoming black, endocarp glabrous or with some hairs inside. Seed with glabrous testa.
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