Shrub c. 2 m tall, with copious white latex. Leaves in whorls of 3, with occasional opposite pairs on the same plant; petiole 7-11 mm long, glabrous; blade 5.5-13.2 by 1.7-4 cm, 2-3.6 times as long as wide, elliptic, apex obtuse to shortly acuminate with a blunt tip, base cuneate, glabrous above and beneath, 10-16 pairs of secondary veins, at c. 90° from midrib, mostly fairly obscure, tertiary venation obscure. Inflorescence (immature) glabrous, few-flowered. Sepals ovate, apex rounded, glabrous, ciliate, with a wide row of colleters inside at base. Corolla (immature) white, fragrant, bud head rounded and minutely papillose pubescent, tube minutely pubescent in upper half inside. Stamens inserted in lower part of corolla tube. Fruit unknown.
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