Shrubs to 5 m. tall. Leaves lanceolate, elliptic or ovate, the apex obtuse, the base cuneate, slightly decurrent on the petiole, 7.5-15.5 cm. long, 2.5-6.5 cm. broad, glabrous, coriaceous; petiole 0.5-2.5 cm. long. Inflorescence once or twice di-chotomous and 2-to 4-flowered, rarely trichotomous and 3-to 6-flowered; primary peduncles 1.0-4.5 cm. long; pedicels 3-8 mm. long; bracteoles truncate-trapezoidal; sepals 8-10 mm. long, 3-4 mm. wide; petals involute, hairy at the margins, 5-8 mm. long, 1-2 mm. wide; stamens 8, 4.5-6.0 mm. long; ovary bilocular, half-inferior, the conical upper half terminating in a bifid style, length of ovary from base of disc to tip of stigma 3.5-4.0 mm.; disc fleshy, 1 mm. high. Fruit 1.5-2.5 cm. long, 1.0-1.5 cm. wide, the protruding seedling 25-35 cm. long.
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