Treelet to 6 m high and 8 cm ø. Twigs obliquely-patently brown hairy, ± zigzag. Leaves alternate, glabrous above, rather densely pilose beneath, especially towards the margin, elliptic, acuminate, obtuse or acute, with rounded or sharply attenuate base and recurved to revolute, sharply glandular dentate margin, 3-5 by l½-2½ cm; nerves 5-7 pairs, usually merging into the reticulation; petiole 1-2 mm, densely patently brown hairy. Flowers fragrant, in an up to 6-flowered, 1-4 cm long lax raceme which is appressedly to patently brown pilose in all parts except the corolla. Bracts and bracteoles persistent, c. 5 by 3 and c. 3 by 1½ mm respectively. Pedicel 2-4 mm. Calyx divided into obtuse and semi-elliptic to acute and triangular lobes, c. ½ mm long. Petals 5-7, glabrous or the outer ones minutely appressedly hairy, 4-6 mm long. Stamens 60-90. Disk low, 5-glandular, sparsely long-pilose. Ovary 1½- high; style. 5 mm, gradually thickened towards its base, the lower half sparsely long-pilose. Fruit ovoid, often curved, including the persistent calyx c. 10 by 5 mm; stone c. 8 by 4 mm with shallow grooves and large apical pore. Seed straight with straight embryo.
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