Small trees up to 12 m, rarely buttressed, bark grey, smooth or slightly rough. Twigs sparsely hairy or glabrous. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 8-13(-18) by 4-6.5 cm, base acute, rarely rounded, apex obtuse to acuminate, herbaceous, with 8-12 pairs of nerves, venation inconspicuous, sparsely hairy to entirely glabrous, basal glands 2, deeply hollowed, in the contracted leaf-base. Petiole 0.5-1 cm long. Stipules not seen. Racemes in fascicles of up to 4, in axils of extant or fallen leaves, up to 3.5 cm long, peduncle less than 0.5 cm, rachis hairy, pedicels 1.5-2 mm long. Hypanthium 1.7-2.5 mm high, sparsely hairy outside. Perianth segments subequal, 5-8, up to 1 mm long. Stamens 15-30, filaments up to 3.5 mm, glabrous or slightly hairy at base, anthers 0.2-0.5 mm long. Ovary sparsely hairy (to entirely glabrous?), style up to 4.5 mm long. Fruits subglobular, 7-9 by 8-9 mm, exocarp with some hairs or glabrous, colour unknown, endocarp glabrous inside. Seed with glabrous testa.
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