Young twigs, buds, stipules and petioles densely shortly pale ocherous-brown scabrid pubescent, leaf beneath and midrib above towards base sparsely so. Twig c. 3 mm ø towards apex, stout, at first angular, rugose, becoming striated and chartaceous flaky. Bud to 4 by 3 mm, broadly ovoid-conical, acute. Stipule to 8 by 3 mm, narrowly deltoid, acute. Leaves 8-22 by 3.5-8 cm, oblong-elliptic to obovate, thickly coriaceous, subacuminate, obtuse or retuse; margin revolute; base obtuse; nerves 7-11 pairs, slightly raised above, stout and prominent beneath, at 40°-65°; tertiary nerves prominent beneath, less so above, reticulate; midrib hardly raised above, stout, prominent, striated, beneath; petiole 1.2-2.5 cm long, stout, rugulose. Panicle to 3 cm long, angular, densely shortly ocherous-brown scabrid tomentose, axillary to ramiflorous, fascicled, short, and congested; singly branched, branchlets to 1.8 cm long. Flowers distichous; bud to 8 by 3 mm; calyx lobes densely shortly ocherous-brown tomentose, deltoid, acute, somewhat spreading in bud; petals lorate, obtuse, densely pubescent on both surfaces; appendage to connective short, bifid; style short, sericeous; flowers otherwise typical. Fruit pedicel sparsely shortly ocherous-brown scabrid tomentose, fruit otherwise glabrous. Pedicel to 4 mm long, slender. 2 longer calyx lobes to 12 by 2.2 cm, lorate, obtuse, prominently recurved. Nut to 12 by 8 mm, ellipsoid, glabrous; style remnant to 6 mm long, slender.
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