Young branchlets yellowish-tomentose, older ones shortly pubescent or glabrous. Leaves oblong or oblong-elliptic, acuminate, acumen mucronate, somewhat unequal and slightly narrowed to the base, older ones about 8 in. long and 2 1/4 in. broad, firmly membranous, glabrous on both surfaces except on the pubescent midrib below; lateral nerves 8–10 on each side, curved and distinctly looped near the margin, slightly impressed above, sharply prominent below; tertiary nerves and veins lax, distinct on the lower surface; petiole 2–4 lin. long, pubescent when young, at length glabrous and wrinkled; stipules entire, lanceolate-subulate, very acute, about 1 1/2 lin. long, rusty-pubescent. Male inflorescences not seen. Female racemes pendulous, 14–16 in. long; axis densely puberulous; flowers shortly pedicellate, reflexed at an early stage; bracts minute. Calyx cup-shaped, tridentate, ciliate and pubescent. Disk short, cup-shaped, surrounding the base of the ovary, ciliate. Ovary oblique, tomentose; stigmas inserted laterally.
