Twigs, leaf bud, petiole, and midrib beneath persistently densely vinous sericeous. Twig c. 1 mm ø, slender, much branched, terete, smooth. Leaf bud c. 2 by 1 mm, ovoid, subacute. Stipule unknown, fugaceous. Leaves 5.5-10 by 3-5 cm, broadly elliptic, ovate, coriaceous; base obtuse; acumen to 8 mm long; nerves 9-11 pairs, arched, at 65°-80°, hardly raised on either surface; tertiary nerves slender, densely reticulate; midrib prominent beneath, evident towards base above, otherwise obscure, depressed; petiole 8-12 mm long, slender, drying vinous to black. Flowers unknown. Fruit and inflorescence entirely persistently evenly vinous sericeous. Panicle to 1.5 cm long, terminal or axillary, slender, terete, singly branched. Fruit pedicel to 9 mm long, slender. Calyx lobes to 7 by 4 mm, equal, suborbicular, revolute, rotate. Nut (immature) c. 4 mm ø, subglobose, obtuse, with 3 indistinct sutures.
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