Shrubs or trees up to 15 m. Twigs densely hairy when young and rather tardily glabrescent. Leaves ovate to elliptic-ovate, 4-10(-13) by 3-6 (-8) cm, base rounded to cordate, sometimes de-current, margin often revolute, apex rounded to obtuse, thick and coriaceous, with 7-11 pairs of nerves, venation slightly impressed above, flat underneath, densely hairy when very young, hairs disappearing with age, leaving the surfaces distinctly pitted and midrib above usually still hairy, basal glarids 2(-4), flat to slightly hollowed and bulging above. Petiole up to 0.5 cm long, rarely longer. Stipules triangular, 3-5 by 2-3 mm, free. Racemes solitary, simple or with l(-2) side-branch(es) at very base, in axils of extant or (more rarely) fallen leaves, up to 3(-5) cm long, peduncle absent, rachis hairy, pedicels up to 2 mm long. Hypanthium 1.5-2 mm high, densely and rather long hairy outside. Perianth segments (sub)equal, 7-11, 1-2 by 0.3-0.7 mm, densely hairy, brown-ish to yellowish. Stamens 11—18(—21), filaments up to 2.5 mm, anthers 0.3-0.5 mm long. Ovary densely long-hairy, style 2-3 mm long, sometimes hairy at base. Fruits ellipsoid, 8-11 by 6-8 mm, hairy, red when ripe (?), endocarp glabrous inside. Seed with glabrous testa.
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