Tree up to 30 m tall. Leafy twigs 1.5-2.5 m thick, brownish to whitish puberulous, mostly drying dark brown with conspicuous lenticels. Leaves distichous; lamina narrowly elliptic to elliptic to subobovate, (4-)10-20(-28) by (2-)4-9(-14), usually ± asymmetric, coriaceous to subcoriaceous, apex acuminate, base cuneate to obtuse (to almost rounded), margin entire, often ± revolute, at least towards the base; upper surface glabrous; lower surface brownish to whitish puberulous to strigillose on the veins or (sub)glabrous; midrib prominent above, lateral veins 9-16(-20) pairs, tertiary venation scalariform; petiole 0.8-2.5 cm long, brownish to whitish puberulous to subglabrous; stipules 0.5-1 cm long, sparsely appressedly brownish to whitish puberulous, caducous. Staminate inflorescences axillary, solitary or in pairs, spicate; peduncle 0.3-2 cm long, (sub)glabrous; spike 6-26 cm long; staminate flowers numerous; perianth 1-1.2 mm long, sparsely hairy to glabrous; stamens c. 2 mm long, anthers c. 0.5 mm long; bracts peltate, 0.5-1 mm diam., (sub)glabrous or sparsely ciliolate. Pistillate inflorescences axillary, solitary or in pairs, spicate; peduncle 0.2-0.6 cm long, subglabrous; spike 1.5-4 cm long; flowers 2-10; perianth c. 2 mm long, sparsely minutely puberulous, 4-dentate; ovary c. 1 mm long, style 1-2 mm long, stigmas 2-3.5 mm long; bracts peltate, 0.5-1 mm diam., sparsely ciliolate. Fruiting perianth ellipsoid to subglobose, when fresh up to 3 cm long, when dry 1.5-2 cm long, dark purple to black at maturity.
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