branches shortly pubescent, at length nearly glabrous; flowering branchlets subterete, yellowish-tomentose; leaves lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, gradually acuminate to an obtuse apex, slightly rounded or subcuneate and unequal sided at the base, 1 1/2–3 1/2 in. long, 3/4–1 1/2 in. broad, thinly coriaceous or chartaceous, remotely crenate or subentire, rather densely pubescent on both sides of the midrib especially in the lower half, otherwise glabrous, shining on the upper surface, dull or slightly shining below; lateral nerves 6–8 on each side, spreading and freely anastomosing, distinct on both surfaces; veins prominent on both sides, especially below, rather close; petiole 2–3 lin. long, yellowish-tomentose; stipules deciduous; flowers diœcious, male axillary, several in each fascicle, female axillary and solitary, pedicels of each about 1 lin. long, yellowish-pubescent or tomentose; male flower: sepals 4, obovate-spathulate, 1 lin. long, shortly pubescent outside, densely ciliate towards the rounded apex; stamens 4; filaments nearly 1 lin. long, glabrous; anthers rounded, 1/2 lin. long, glabrous; disc fleshy, cupular, rather long, irregularly lobed, glabrous, with a small protuberance in the middle; young female flowers not seen; disc annular; fruits scarcely lobed, obovoid-globose, about 4 lin. long, yellowish-tomentose. null
