Evergreen, woody. Twigs glabrous to somewhat pubescent; flowering twigs up to 2.5 mm diam., ± lax-pubescent. Buds ovoid, acute; scales ± pubescent, ciliolate. Leaves oblong, 5-8 by 2.5-3 cm, index 2-2. 7, pergamentaceous, above glabrous or still sparsely pubescent especially at the base and on midrib, beneath laxly pubescent especially on midrib and nerves; base acute, apex acute or short-acuminate; nerves 6-7 pairs, patent, ± straight to somewhat curved; petiole up to 1.5 cm, glabrous to pubescent. Cymes solitary, axillary up to 4.5 cm, up to 40-flowered, ± lax-pubescent; pedicels up to 4 mm; bracteoles oblong to oblong-ovate, up to 0.8 mm, pubescent, ciliolate. Sepals ovate to somewhat elliptic, 0.8-1 by 0.5-0.75 mm, obtuse to acute, ± pubescent, ciliolate. Petals oblong or oblong-ovate to sublanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 3.75-4 by 1-1.5 mm, acute to narrow-obtuse, subciliolate, nerves up to 6, dark-coloured. Stamens 2.3-3 mm; filament flattened, 1.8-2.6 by 0.25-0.4 mm; anther ellipsoid to oblong-ellipsoid, c. 0.4-0.6 mm, upright. Disk crown-shaped; lobes very short or absent; ribs ± prominent. Pistil 2.75-3 mm; style narrowly-conical to cylindrical, 2.25-2.5 mm, with some hairs at the base; ovary somewhat globular to subreniform, 0.5-0.6 by 0.6-0.8 mm, densely pubescent. Drupelets not available.
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