Medium-sized or large tree. Parts of petals exposed in bud, ovary and panicles densely persistently evenly ocherous pubescent, sepals thus at first, becoming sparsely so in fruit; twigs, stipules outside, petiole, midrib above and leaves beneath persistently cream lepidote. Twig c. 1 mm ø apically, terete, becoming smooth, pale brown. Leaves 6-15 by 2.3-9 cm, ovate to lanceolate, thin; margin undulate; base cuneate; acumen to 2 cm long, slender, tapering, nerves 7-10 pairs, slender, hardly raised beneath, arched, at 50°-70° to the midrib; secondary nerves slender, scalariform, obscure; midrib applanate above, slightly elevated beneath; petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, terete. Panicles to 7 cm long, slender, lax, terminal or axillary, terete or compressed; singly or doubly branched, branchlets bearing to 8 secund flowers; bracteoles short, linear, fugaceous. Flower bud to 3 by 3 mm, globose; sepals broadly ovate, the 3 outer somewhat larger, acute, the inner 2 subacuminate; stamens c. 60, subequal; filaments broadly compressed at base, tapering; anthers lorate-oblong, barbate at base and apex, appendages not exceeding anthers, very short, villous; ovary ovoid, style short, broadly cylindrical. Fruit pedicel to 1 by 1 mm. 3 outer calyx lobes to 7 by 1.8 cm, spatulate, obtuse, c. 5 mm wide above the to 6 by 5 mm ovate, saccate thickened base; 2 shorter lobes to 5 by 1 cm, otherwise similar. Nut to 1.5 by 1.5 cm, broadly ovoid, shortly apiculate.
Local, but often semi-gregarious, on hills, especially rocky slopes and ridges, generally near the coast, at elevations up to 600 metres.
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Local, but often semi-gregarious, on hills, especially rocky slopes and ridges, generally near the coast, to 600 m.
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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