Tree, 4-26 m; bark brownish grey, flaky. Leaves (1-)2-3-jugate (rarely paripinnate by absence of the terminal leaflet); leaflets ovate-oblong, serrate, glabrous, obtuse, more or less acuminate, obtuse to rounded at the base, (6.5-)8—17 by 4.5-8.5 cm. petiole 3.5-9 cm long, very short-hairy or glabrous; petiolules of the lateral leaflets 4-9 mm long; young foliage glossy brownish green. Stipules triangular, glabrous or sparsely hairy outside, 4-7 by 3-6 mm. Panicles axillary, open, up to 30 cm long. Pedicels 0.5-3 mm long. Sepals ovate, ciliate, white, 3½-4 by 2-2¾ mm. Petals obovate-oblong, spathulate, thin, sparsely ciliate, white, 3.5-4.5 by 1.5-1¾ mm. Stamens 3½-4½ mm long; filaments 3-4 mm; anthers 0.75-0.9 mm long, distinctly apiculate. Ovary 3-celled, each cell with (7-)8 ovules. Fruit globular, sometimes with 3 radial lines from the top, 1-1½ cm diam.; pericarp c. 2 mm thick. Seeds mostly 3 or more.
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