Tree, densely hairy in all its parts. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblong, base rounded, apex rounded with an apiculum to attenuated, margin entire, midrib prominent, main lateral veins c. 4-6 pairs, arched-ascending; petiole 7-10 mm. Flowers axillary, singly or in few-flowered cymes; peduncles (or pedicels) stout, up to 4 cm long, often with the scars of two bracts below the flower. Male flowers globose with an ostiole surrounded by 6 tepals (4 + 2), c. 7 mm Ø at anthesis; stamens c. 18-30, inserted over the inner surface of the receptacle, filaments c. 1 mm long, anther triangular, c. 1 mm long. Female flowers globose, c. 10-15 mm Ø at anthesis, leathery, hairy within, tepals 4, the upper half of the receptacle becoming detached after anthesis by a circular scar; carpels numerous (c. 75-100), sessile on the lower half of the receptacle, 1.5 mm long, pubescent; style slender, 5 mm. Ripe fruit unknown.
A small tree with light green, very hairy leaves (fulvous when dry), in mid-montane forest or regrowth, 2400-2600 m.
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