Twigs, petioles and panicles persistently scabrid fulvous pubescent; midrib beneath caducously so; calyx outside, parts of petals exposed in bud and ovary persistently evenly buff puberulent. Twigs c. 3 mm ø apically, stout, ribbed; leaf buds minute. Leaves 7-22 by 2.5-8 cm, oblanceolate, coriaceous, with subrevolute margins, obtuse to subcordate base and ± prominent caudate acumen; nerves 14-16 pairs, ascending at 50°-60°, prominent beneath, evident but depressed above, as also the many secondaries; tertiaries reticulate, barely elevated though evident on both surfaces; midrib prominent beneath, less so above; petiole 10-18 mm long, c. 2 mm ø, relatively slender. Panicles to 6 cm long, solitary, axillary, doubly branched, many-flowered. Flower buds to 7 by 2 mm, lanceolate, otherwise typical.
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