Tree, up to 30 m, 1 m dbh. Nodal appendages c. 0.1 mm long. Axillary buds 3-7, 0.5-1.6 mm long, the upper one (2-)3-10(-20) mm supra-axillary. Petiole (5—)6—12 mm, often in apical part with small, usually not protruding glands. Leaf-blade (6.5—)10—23 by 2.5-7.5 cm, margin slightly undulate, often somewhat irregular, apex acutish; above dark or greyish green, midrib prominent to flat, in basal part with a central groove; beneath usually brownish to yellowish green, smooth to papillose, secondary nerves 7-10 pairs, forming an indistinct intramarginal nerve; glands either 0-3 (or 4) and often of an irregular form, or numerous and 0.1-0.2 mm diam., basal glands larger. Inflorescences usually 2 per leaf axil, 5-20 mm supra-axillary, as long as or longer than the leaves, much-branched, the basal branches 1-3 together; axes flattened basally, sparsely minutely hairy at the nodes with minute appendages; flowers 1-7 together; lower bracts opposite. Pedicel 2.5-5.5 mm, minutely patently to appressedly hairy, sometimes subgla-brous. Sepals: outer sepals 1.4-2.2 by 1-1.9 mm; inner sepals (1.9-)2.3-3.3 by 1.6-3.5 mm. Petals white or pinkish, the upper ones with a yellow spot, when dry yellowish orange, the longest one 6.5-11 mm; carina sparsely to densely appressedly hairy outside, inside sparsely hairy in apical part; other petals glabrous or sparsely hairy at apex. Stamens: anthers 0.3-0.5 mm long. Ovary appressedly hairy; style rarely only basally hairy; ovules 4. Fruit globular, c. 1.5 cm diam., smooth, dull, greyish, appressedly hairy apically; pericarp rather thick; pedicel 4-6 mm (see note).
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