Twigs (sparsely) appressedly pubescent in innovations, soon glabrescent. Leaves sparsely appressedly fine hairy when young, soon glabrescent, ovate to elliptic, with acute to rounded base, denticulate margin and acute to acuminate apex, 4-6 by 2-374 cm; nerves 6-9 pairs, meeting in an intramarginal vein; petiole 3-4 mm. Spike short, 1-3-flowered, axis at most 7 mm, appressedly pubescent, or flowers solitary, sessile from the leaf axils and then several appressedly pubescent 2-4 mm long bracts. Bracts and bracteoles caducous, in the spikes not seen. Calyx appressedly pubescent, divided into the c. 3 mm long lobes. Corolla 6 mm. Stamens c. 100. Disk glabrous, inconspicuous. Ovary appressedly pubescent, 1 mm high; style glabrous, c. 4 mm. Fruit ovoid to ellipsoid, intense indigo-blue, c. 10 by 5 mm, stone shallowly lengthwise grooved. Seed 1, ovoid, slightly curved with S-shaped embryo.
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