Branchlets glabrous. Leaves oblong-elliptic, rather long-acuminate, acute, rounded or slightly narrowed to the base, 4–5 1/2 in. long, 1 1/4–2 1/4 in. broad, entire, coriaceous, dull and glabrous on both surfaces, prominently reticulate below; midrib flat above, prominent below, 1 1/4 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the blade; lateral nerves about 7 on each side of the midrib, diverging from it at an angle of about 70°, inconspicuous above, prominent below, looped near the margin; tertiary nerves spreading, distinct below; veins forming a delicate network below; petiole about 1/2– 3/4 in. long, about 1 lin. thick, glabrous; stipules up to 1/2 in. long, caducous. Receptacles axillary, sessile, globose, about 1/2 in. in diam., minutely pubescent. Basal bracts 2, broadly ovate, about 1 lin. long, scaly, glabrous. Ostiole slightly protruded, 2-lipped; bracts all descending into the receptacle.
