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Leaf blades 5–13 × 1.5–3.5(5) cm, elliptic, broadly elliptic or narrowly obovate, acute to subacuminate or acuminate at the apex, cuneate or rounded at the base, margin not recurved, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, moderately shiny on upper surface, glabrous on both surfaces; midrib lightly impressed and glabrous or pubescent towards base above, prominent and pubescent beneath; lateral nerves in 3–5 main pairs, apparent on both surfaces; tertiary nerves apparent on both surfaces or obscure below; domatia hairy or sparsely hairy, sometimes with a very shallow pocket or cavity, sometimes absent; petiole 2–5 mm long, pubescent, puberulous or sparsely puberulous; stipule limb 1.25–2 mm long, pubescent or puberulous outside, with awns 1–5 mm long.
Inflorescences subtended by leaves, but a few borne at naked nodes, (1)3–5-flowered; peduncles 0–1 mm long; 1–2 orders of inflorescence branches present, the upper one 0–1 mm long; bract and bracteoles cupular, sometimes bearing subfoliaceous lobes, pubescent or puberulous.
Corolla white; tube 3–9 mm long, glabrous or sometimes with sparse hairs outside, sometimes sparsely hairy inside; lobes 3.3–5(8) × 1.5–3 mm, acuminate, glabrous or with a band of hairs on the part exposed in bud, or ciliate.
Calyx tube mostly hidden by upper bracteolar cup, pubescent or densely pubescent; limb-tube 1–1.5 mm long, shortly dentate, the teeth never more than 0.25–1 mm long, pubescent or puberulous.
Tree or small shrub 1.5–4(6) m high; young twigs pubescent; older stems with greyish, pale brown or red-brown bark.
Filaments 1.5–2(3) mm long; anthers (2.5)3–4.5 mm long, glabrous, not or very shortly apiculate.
Seeds 1–2 in each locule, ± ellipsoid; hilum linear and curved; testa colliculate.
Style and pollen presenter arms glabrous; placenta with 2(3) ovules.
Fruit red, c. 7 × 5 mm, ellipsoid, sparsely hairy.
Flowers 6(7)-merous, sweet-scented, sessile.
