Twig, bud, petiole and stipule persistently densely shortly vinous pubescent. Twig c. 2 mm ø apically, slender, subterete to slightly compressed, lax; stipule scars short, horizontal. Bud to 4 by 2 mm, ovoid, compressed, acute. Stipule to 7 by 2 mm, lorate, subacute, caducous. Leaves 9-23 by 3.5-7.5 cm, medium-sized, elliptic to lanceolate, coriaceous, with somewhat revolute margin; base obtuse, rarely cuneate, acumen to 2 cm long, slender; nerves 9-15 pairs, slender, hardly raised on either surface but more prominent beneath, at 60°-80°, arched, tending to anastomose distally forming an indistinct looped intramarginal nerve; with many short slender secondaries; tertiary nerves reticulate; midrib prominent beneath, slender but elevated above yet set in a distinct trough; petiole 1-2.5 cm long, not geniculate, terete, drying rugulose, shortly evenly vinous pubescent. Panicle to 8 cm long, axillary, ribbed, compressed, slender, densely shortly evenly persistently vinous pubescent; singly or slightly doubly branched, branchlets bearing to 6 +-secund flowers; bracteoles fugaceous. Flower bud to 6 by 2 mm, fusiform; calyx vinous puberulent; petals cream with a purplish suffusion outside; flowers otherwise typical. Fruit entirely shortly evenly vinous pubescent, caducous on calyx, otherwise persistent. Pedicel to 8 mm long, slender. Calyx lobes to 6 by 4 mm, oblong, obtuse, revolute, reflexed. Nut to 18 by 22 mm, becoming subglobose, subacute; sutures obscure.
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