erect, unarmed; branches glabrous; leaves opposite, shortly-petiolate, elliptic or oblong, recurvate-apiculate, glabrous on both sides, lepidote, reddish; raceme-like spikes axillary, solitary, as long as the leaves, subglabrous; flowers 8-androus; calyx campanulate; petals bearded-ciliate; fruit 4-winged, subemarginate at both ends; wings lunate, shining, glabrous, broader than the oblong-lanceolate, lepidote body of the fruit. A small, much-branched tree. Branches opposite, greyish-yellowish, young ones at top viscous. Leaves reticulate, 2 1/2–3 inches long, 14–18 lines broad, when young subviscous. Racemes 1 1/2–2 inches long; peduncle and rachis glabrous. Calyx glabrous, with 5 short, ciliolate teeth. Petals obovate, minute, yellow. Stamens exserted, as long as the style. Fruit cordate-ovate, 10 lines long, 9 lines wide, golden-yellow; the wings a little larger at the base, with subundulate margins; the pedicel 3 1/2 lines long.
