Shrub or small tree, c 3 m high. Leaves spaced, spiral, subcoriaceous, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, obovate-oblong, or oblanceolate, 7-20 by 3½-8 cm; upper surface glabrous, sometimes sparsely hairy, lower surface tomentose; papillae distinct, covering the lower surface except the midrib, nerves, and veins; base acute; apex shortly acuminate, sometimes apiculate; nerves 10-16 pairs, prominent beneath, faint above; veins reticulate, slightly elevated below, obscure above; petiole 1-2 cm. Panicles axillary at the apical end of twigs, depauperate-paniculate or raceme-like, up to 20 cm long, tomentose; lateral branches obliquely ascending, up to 3 cm; bracts linear, 2-3 mm long; pedicels ⅓ mm. Flower-buds globose. Calyx lobes triangular.⅔ mm long. Petals valvate except slightly imbricate at the apex, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, c 2 by 1 mm, puberulous outside. Stamens 1½ mm; anthers ovoid-oblong, ⅔ mm long. Disk round, flat, c 1 mm Ø, pilose above. ♀ Flowers not seen. Drupe (young) broad-ellipsoid, c ¾ by ⅔ cm, pubescent; apex obtuse; hypocarp obconi-cal, stalk-like, c ½ by ⅓ cm.
One collection on a dry slope near Kudat at 20 m and another in forest at Ranau, Mt Kina-balu, at 600 m. Fl. July, Nov.; fr.--07.
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