Tree to 8 m high, deciduous. Branchlets appressed pubescent, glabrescent. Leaves not crowded; lamina ovate, elliptic or rarely obovate, 6–12 cm long, 4–7 cm wide, 1–1.8 times as long as wide, obtuse at base, shortly decurrent on petiole, obtuse at apex, appressed sericeous when young, glabrescent; domatia conspicuous; petiole 20–40 mm long. Spike open, as long as or longer than leaves. Flowers c. 4 mm long, c. 5 mm diam. Calyx glabrous or sparsely villous outside, villous inside; lobes triangular, c. 1.5 mm long and wide. Staminal filaments 2–4 mm long. Disc villous. Style glabrous. Mature fruit ovoid, usually with a thick beak, 2.5–3.5 cm long, 2–3 cm diam., succulent, smooth, dark purple; immature fruit with obscure angles (usually 2), and definite beak.
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