a large tree; branchlets mostly short and twiggy, glabrous and purplish when young, rarely minutely puberulous; leaves spreading, oblong or oblong-elliptic, rounded at the base, mostly rather abruptly and obtusely shortly acuminate, 2–3 1/2 in. long, 3/4–1 3/4 in. broad, entire, rigidly coriaceous, often somewhat glaucous below, light-green when dry; midrib almost equally prominent on both surfaces, straw-coloured, 3/4–1 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the blade; lateral nerves 10–12 on each side of the midrib, equally prominent on both surfaces, spreading at a wide angle, rather slender, looped well within the margin; tertiary nerves and veins strongly reticulate on both surfaces; petiole 1/2–1 in. long, glabrous; stipules caducous, those surrounding the terminal bud linear-lanceolate, acutely acuminate, 1/3– 1/2 in. long, purplish, glabrous; receptacles axillary, crowded towards the ends of the branchlets, shortly pedunculate or subsessile, glabrous, 3 1/2–4 lin. in diam., spotted, glabrous; peduncle up to 1 lin. long, terete, glabrous; basal bracts 3, whorled, ovate-orbicular, about 2/3 lin. broad, glabrous; ostiole only slightly protruded, with 3 or 4 broad bracts visible from the outside and spreading across the mouth, glabrous or slightly puberulous; inner bracts rather fleshy, curved round into the receptacle, glabrous; male flowers sessile; perianth-segments 3, ovate, obtuse, slightly fleshy, glabrous; anther solitary, sessile; female flowers sub-sessile; achene brightly shining; style longer than the achene, slender; gall-flowers pedicellate. null
