Tree up to 24 m. Leaves coriaceous, dull, glabrous above or somewhat hispidulous on midrib and primary nerves, hispidulous beneath, especially on midrib and primary side-nerves, punctulate, neither glandular-pitted nor bearded in nerve-axils, elliptic to elliptic-oblong or obovate, 12-17 by 8-9 cm, apex abruptly shortly and bluntly acuminate (acumen up to 5 mm), base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margins entire; nervation prominent beneath; primary nerves 5-7 on each side, anastomosing; petioles 2-6 cm. Inflorescence umbellate, corymbi-form, 10-15 cm across; peduncle short, up to 5 cm; primary rays 6-7; bracteoles firm, ovate to lanceolate, gland-dotted, ciliate, 4-6 mm long. Calyx-limb cupular, glabrous, obscurely lobed, 1 mm long. Corolla (creamy) white, globular in bud, rotate-cupular when open, tube l(-1½) mm, lobes ovate to oblong, 2-2½ mm. Stamens much exserted; filaments thick, serpentine in bud, inserted at base of corolla, 9-10 mm; anthers oblong, 2 mm. Ovary cylindric, lepidote, 1½ mm long and thick. Drupe oblong-elliptic to slightly obovate, compressed, 9-10(-11) by 6-7 mm. Endocarp undulate in cross-section, dorsally 2-grooved, ven-trally 3-grooved.
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