Shrub, 1-5 m, twigs puberulous. Leaves glabrous, but midrib pilose on both sides, elliptic to broadly ovate or lanceolate, (6-) 8-13 (-17) by (1-) 2.5-5 (-7) cm; apex shortly acuminate, base rounded or cuneate; midrib prominent and rounded, nerves less prominent beneath, 6-8 pairs; petiole 1-3 (-5) mm long. Inflorescences axillary, usually solitary, rarely in twos; rachis 8-12 cm long, densely puberulous. Bracts broadly ovate, acuminate, 3-4 by 4 mm, finely hairy on both sides. Flowers 3 per bract, without bracteoles; pedicels 1-1.5 mm. Tepals (3-) 4 (-5), whitish, c. 1 mm. Stamens white, filaments c. 1 mm, anthers elliptic, c. 0.5 mm long. Disk annular, low. Ovary conical, c. 0.5 mm long. Drupe slightly apicu-late, red, mesocarp juicy, 13 by 8.5 mm; pedicels up to 2.5 mm.
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