Shrubs or trees rarely larger than 12 m, bark smooth or warty, brown. Twigs glabrous, some small cataphylls at base of shoots. Leaves elliptic to oblong or ovatish, 7-15 by 2-6 cm, base mostly acute, margin entire, sometimes in upper half serr(ul)ate, apex acuminate, often thin-herbaceous, with 6-9 pairs of nerves, often distinctly looped and joined, venation hardly visible, both sides glabrous, basal glands 2 or more, on the blade-surface, additional glands usually many, in two rows ± parallel with the midrib. Petiole 0.2-1 cm long. Stipules narrowly triangular, 4-6 by 0.7-1 mm, free, glabrous. Racemes solitary or in fascicles of 2-4, axillary, 2-10 cm, peduncle short, rachis ± glabrous, pedicels 2-8 mm, ± glabrous. Hypanthium 1.5-2 mm high, glabrous outside. Sepals triangular, 0.5-0.8 mm long, glabrous outside. Petals elliptic, 2-4 mm long, white. Stamens 10-20(-30), filaments up to 3 mm, anthers 0.6-0.8 mm long. Ovary densely to sparsely hairy but usually glabrous on the suture, sometimes reduced, style up to 4 mm. Fruits ovoid to ellipsoid, base rounded, apex ± acute, 10-18 (-20) by 6-11 mm when dry, probably up to 22 by 15 mm in living state, glabrous, purplish black, mesocarp thick and fleshy when ripe, endocarp thin, glabrous inside. Seed with glabrous testa.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 12 m tall. The bark is brown and can be smooth or warty. The twigs are smooth and without hairs. The leaves are oval and 7-15 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The base of the leaf ends in a sharp point while the tip tapers. There are 6-9 pairs of veins which often form distinct loops and join. The leaf stalk is 0.2-1 cm long. Flower clusters can be single or in a small bunch of 2-4. They are 2-10 cm long and in the axils of leaves. The petals are white. The fruit are oval and pear shaped. They are 10-22 mm long by 6-15 mm wide. They are purplish black when ripe with a fleshy payer. The seed have a smooth coat.
A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest mostly from 1,000 to 3,000 m altitude. It occasionally grows down to 600 m or up to 3,600 m.
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