Branchlets twiggy, woolly-pubescent when young, the older ones nearly glabrous and prominently lenticellate. Leaves oblong, oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate, very shortly and obtusely pointed or rounded at the apex, rounded or obtuse at the base, 2–5 in. long, 3/4–2 1/2 in. broad, entire, thinly chartaceous, pubescent on the midrib and lateral nerves above, softly pubescent or tomentose below, especially on and towards the midrib; midrib flat above, prominent below, about 3/4 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex; lateral nerves 8–10 on each side of the midrib, diverging from it at an angle of 45°–75°, rather slender, distinct on both surfaces, looped near the margin, fairly prominent below; tertiary nerves lax and following the direction of the lateral ones; venation close and distinct below; petiole 1/3– 3/4 in. long, pubescent or tomentose; stipules deciduous, those surrounding the terminal bud lanceolate, pubescent outside. Receptacles axillary, sessile or subsessile, globose or ovoid-globose, about 3 lin. in diam., rather densely adpressed-pubescent. Basal bracts 3–4, small and soon falling off, ovate-triangular, obtuse, about 3/4 lin. long, thinly chartaceous, finely pubescent outside. Ostiole in the middle of a broad glabrescent portion of the receptacle, 2-lipped, not prominent; ostiolar bracts few, all descending into the receptacle, the two next the mouth larger and more fleshy than the others, oblong, glabrous. Male flowers pedicellate; perianth-segments 3, oblong, rounded at the apex, reddish, glabrous; stamen solitary; filament short; anther broadly oblong, 1/3 lin. long. Female flowers subsessile; perianth similar to that of the male but more acute. Achene rounded, smooth; style slender, as long as the achene.
