Shrub or small tree to 4 m high. Shoots villous with pale brown hairs. Leaves: petiole 2–4 mm long; lamina oblanceolate or obovate, 8–20 cm long, 2–7 cm wide, rounded or slightly cordate at base, acuminate, obtuse or acute at apex, villous or pubescent above, villous below; secondary veins 8–10 pairs. Flowers solitary or 2 or 3 maturing successively, axillary; pedicel 30–58 mm long, villous; bract 0.8–1 mm long. Sepals ovate or triangular, 2.5–4 mm long, acute or acuminate, pubescent outside. Petals white tinged pink. Outer petals broadly ovate, 10–15 mm long, 8–10 mm wide, acute or acuminate, pubescent outside. Inner petals 11–15 mm long; dome 13–16 mm diam.; blade 12–16 mm wide; glands discrete, crimson. Male flowers: stamens 1.1–1.3 mm long. Female flowers: carpels c. 40, pilose; ovules 1 or 2. Apocarps obovoid or ellipsoidal, 15–20 mm long, puberulous, orange. Seeds 1 or 2; testa scrobiculate, red-brown.
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