A spreading tree 40–50 ft. high; branchlets shortly puberulous; internodes about 1 1/4 in. long. Leaves oblong or oblong-elliptic, caudate-acuminate, rounded at the base, 6–8 1/2 in. long, 3–4 in. broad, entire, rigidly chartaceous or subcoriaceous, 3-nerved at the base; glabrous above softly pubescent beneath, especially on the midrib and lateral nerves; midrib about 1 1/4 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex, flat above, very prominent and rounded below; lateral nerves 10–11 on each side (excluding the basal pair), subopposite, diverging from the midrib at an angle of about 45°, bifurcate about 1/2 in. from the margin, impressed above, prominent below; venation slightly impressed above, distinct and close below; petiole 2 1/2–3 in. long, about 1 1/4 lin. thick, longitudinally sulcate, softly pubescent, blackish when dry; stipules caducous, not seen. Receptacles axillary, solitary or geminate, shortly pedunculate, oblong-ellipsoid, slightly contracted at the base, about 7 lin. long and 1/2 in. in diam., puberulous; peduncle 1/4 in. long, very stout, about 2 lin. thick, grooved, almost tomentose. Basal bracts connate at the base into an undulate or slightly lobed cup, coriaceous, pubescent outside, glabrous and shining within. Ostiole scarcely visible, pore-like; bracts all descending into the receptacle, linear-lanceolate, glabrous. Male flowers with a solitary stamen.
