A tree, 30–70 ft. high; branches stout, terete, olive-green, when dry. Leaves obovate-oblong, very obtuse, apiculate or abruptly acuminate, acute to cuneate at the base, 6–11 in. long, 3–5 in. broad, subcoriaceous; secondary nerves about 8–12 on each side; petiole stout, up to 9 lin. long, or sometimes very short. Inflorescences terminal, corymbose; peduncle stout, 4–6 in. long; bracts very small, deciduous, or suppressed; pedicels stout, up to 6 lin. long. Calyx 2–3 lin. long; segments very broad, ovate, obtuse, with numerous small basal glands within. Corolla white; tube rather slender, straight or slightly twisted, widened near the base, 1 3/4 in. long, glabrous within above the anthers, and densely pubescent between the filamental ridges; lobes oblong-lanceolate, 2 in. long. Stamens inserted 3–4 lin. above the base; anthers doubly sagittate (each tail divided into a short inner and a longer outer point), 4 lin. long. Style 2–3 lin. long. Berries globose, obovoid, up to 2 1/2 in. long when dry, smooth; pericarp coriaceous; seeds about 5 lin. long.
