A shrub, 6 ft. high; twigs glabrescent or glabrous. Leaves distinctly petioled, membranous, oblong, acute or acuminate, base rounded or truncate, margin entire, 3 1/2 in. long, 1 3/4 in. wide; nerves 4–5 on each side, the lowest pair quite basal, glabrous when mature, dark green; petiole glabrous, 1 1/4 in. long; stipules caducous. Flowers in spike-like racemes 4–5 in long, terminating the leafy twigs, males 3 or more to each bract, rather densely glomerate; pedicels very short; bracts ovate, concave, minute; bracteoles very minute. Male calyx ovoid, subacute, closed in bud, splitting into 2–3 valvate segments, externally sparingly pubescent. Petals 5, very short, orbicular, not clawed. Stamens 8–10, 5 outer, surrounded by a ring of glands alternate with the petals and filaments of the outer series; filaments shorter than the anthers, glabrous. Female flowers not seen.
