Shrub or small tree to 4 m. tall; branches glabrous or sparsely pubescent at first.. Leaf-lamina elliptic to elliptic-oblong or lanceolate-elliptic, 2.5–14.5 cm. long, 1–6.2 cm. wide, the base rounded or subrounded to ± cuneate, the apex subacute to acuminate, glabrous or pubescent on the midrib beneath, margin usually finely serrate-dentate, lateral viens 6–10 pairs; petiole 3–8 mm. long, pubescent.. Inflorescence a short axillary raceme, often appearing subcorymbose or fasciculate; flowers greenish white, sometimes flushed with pink inside; peduncle 3–10(–15) mm. long, pubescent; bracts ovate, 2–3 mm. long, closely imbricate at first, pubescent, persistent; pedicels slender, 3–6 mm. long, pubescent.. Sepals ovate, 1.5–2.5 mm. long, finely ribbed, pubescent, persistent.. Petals oblong-oblanceolate, 3.5–5 mm. long, ciliate, often pubescent on the exterior, the tip somewhat recurved.. Stamens 3–3.2 mm. long, usually fused together at the very base of the filaments; connective-appendage oblong, entire, slightly shorter and scarcely wider than the anther.. Ovary glabrous to densely pubescent; style 2–2.5 mm. long.. Capsule ± globose, scarcely lobed, rugose, glabrous or pubescent.
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