Twigs villous to tomentose. Leaves patently soft pilose beneath, acuminate with acute to rounded base and recurved, entire to denticulate margin, ± elliptic, 2¾-8 by 1-3 cm; nerves 7-10 pairs; petiole 5-7 mm. Flowers in a lax raceme to 5 cm; axis villous. Bracts and bracteoles linear, villous, at least the latter persistent under the fruit, 2-3 and 1½-2½ mm long respectively. Pedicel 1-2 mm. Calyx (appressedly) pilose, wholly divided into the narrowly triangular acute 1-1½ mm long lobes. Corolla 2½-3 mm. Stamens 17-30. Disk glabrous. Ovary with same indument as calyx, l-1½ mm high. Fruit cylindrical, c. 10 by 3 mm; stone shal-lowly lengthwise ribbed, 1-celled. Seed 1, straight with straight embryo.
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