Tree, up to 12 m, 20 cm dbh. Twigs sparsely shortly appressedly hairy, glabrescent; axillary region shortly densely appressedly hairy. Axillary buds mostly 3, inconspicuous, shortly densely appressedly hairy, the upper one 1-2 mm supra-axillary, sometimes more distinct and up to 0.8 mm long. Petiole 6-16 mm, appressedly shortly hairy. Leaf-blade 7-14 by 2.5-5 cm, apex shortly acuminate to cuspidate; above (greenish) brown, midrib sunken to slightly prominent; beneath reddish brown, sometimes glaucous, sparsely shortly hairy, secondary nerves 5-7 pairs, sometimes forming an indistinct intramarginal nerve; glands 0-2, mostly close to midrib, 0.2(-0.4) mm diam. Inflorescences up to 10 cm long, with 2 opposite branches directly above base; axes densely appressedly shortly hairy; lower bracts of side axes opposite. Pedicel 2-2.5 mm, densely appressedly shortly hairy. Sepals sometimes with tiny glands; outer sepals 1.4-1.5 by 1.3-1.4 mm; inner sepals 2.1-2.2 by 2.2-2.3 mm. Petals white, when dry orange-red, glabrous inside, the longest one c. 6.5 mm; carina appressedly hairy outside; other petals sparsely hairy apically. Stamens: anthers 0.3-0.4 mm long. Ovary (sub)sessile, faintly ribbed, densely shortly appressedly hairy; ovules 4. Fruit globular, up to 2.2 cm diam., smooth, rather dull, brown, sparsely appressedly hairy; pericarp c. 4 mm thick, rather hard; pedicel up to 4 mm.
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