Shrub c. 4 m; young branches pubescent; nodes becoming dilated and developing pores. Leaves oblong-elliptic, up to 29 by 11 cm, chartaceous, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire or with minute remote dentations, principal veins channelled above, prominent below, arched ascending, becoming glabrous or with a minute puberulence persisting mainly on the veins; petiole 5-10 mm. ?Monoecious. Inflorescences supra-axillary or axillary, broadly paniculate, 4-5 cm long, single or grouped, puberulent, rachis and principal branches somewhat thick, ending in irregularly clustered slender pedicels. Male receptacle globose, 2-2.5 mm, sparsely puberulent on the outside; tepals 4, minute, rounded; stamens 4, 1 mm long, filament broad, pubescent. Female flowers not seen. Fruiting receptacle 2-3 mm ø, leathery. Drupes c. 12-20, ovoid, c. 12 by 10 mm, verruculose, stipitate; stipes 2-3 mm long, 2.5 mm ø.
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