Young branchlets densely pubescent, glabrescent when older. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic, very shortly and obtusely pointed, rounded at the base, 2–5 1/2 in. long, 1 1/4–3 1/2 in. broad, thinly coriaceous, glabrescent and shining above, reddish-brown pubescent on the nerves and veins beneath; lateral nerves extending to the margin, nearly straight, very prominent below, 15–18 on each side; tertiary nerves close, more or less prominent below; petiole 4–5 lin. long, densely villous; stipules caducous. Flowers in terminal compound spikes; bracts tomentose. Male flowers: Sepals triangular-ovate, subacute, 1 lin. long, glabrous. Petals obovate-spathulate, very minute. Disk conspicuous, verrucose. Rudimentary ovary conical, acute, entire. Female flowers: Sepals lanceolate, ovate, glabrous. Petals lanceolate. Disk enclosing the ovary, with several teeth at the apex, glabrous. Ovary ovoid, glabrous; styles 2, deeply bipartite, branches flattened. Fruit 1-celled, ovoid, acute, 4 lin. long, 3 lin. in diam.
