Tree 8-15 m high. Leaves spaced, spiral, sub-coriaceous, obovate or obovate-oblong, 10-20 by 4-12½ cm; sparsely puberulous above, pubescent beneath, sometimes glabrescent; papillae distinct, covering the lower surface except the midrib, nerves, and thicker veins; base cuneate or attenuate; apex obtuse, sometimes slightly emargi-nate, or acute; nerves 9-16 pairs, elevated beneath, slightly elevated above; veins reticulate., distinct on both surfaces; petiole ½-2 cm. Panicles terminal, up to 52 cm long; densely tomentose; lateral branches obliquely ascending up to 35 cm; bracts triangular or lanceolate, ⅓-3 mm; pedicels very short, c. as16 mm. Flower-buds globose. Calyx lobes triangular, c. ½ mm long. Petals imbricate, ovate-oblong, 1¾-2½ by l-l½ mm, glabrous rarely sparsely puberulous outside, with c. 8 longitudinal veins. Stamens 2-3 mm; anthers broad-ovoid, c. ½ mm long. Imperfect or sterile stamens in ♀ c. 1½ mm. Disk round, flat or slightly concave above, l-1½ mm Ø, glabrous except the central part or rudimentary pistil pilose in ♂. Ovary subglobose, c. 1 mm Ø, pubescent; styles c. 1 mm. Drupe subglobose, ⅔-l by ⅔ cm, sparsely hairy, glabrescent; apex rounded; hypocarp obconical, stalk-like, ⅓-½ by 2/5 cm.
Lowland forest, open woods, near the shore, sometimes on limestone. Fl. Febr., Nov.; fr.--03.
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