Branches stout, wrinkled, lenticellate, older ones up to 5 lin. in diam.; branchlets fairly slender, terete, smooth, buff-coloured, about 1 lin. in diam. 9 in. below the apex; internodes 1/2–2 in. long. Leaves opposite or subopposite, varying from elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, rounded or obtuse at the apex, cuneate or obtuse at the base, 1–3 1/4 in. long, 5–15 lin. broad, thinly coriaceous, glabrous; lateral nerves about 4 on each side, obliquely ascending, anastomosing far from the margin, slightly raised, especially on the upper surface; petiole 1 1/2–3 lin. long. Umbels axillary, fascicled, 4–6-flowered; peduncle 1–1 1/2 lin. long; pedicels 1/2– 5/8 lin. long; bract ovate-cupular, slightly 2-lipped, dorsal margin 3/4 lin. long, lateral margin 1/4 lin. long, ventral margin 3/8 lin. long. Receptacle and calyx together campanulate, 1 1/2 lin. long. Calyx irregularly split, 5/8– 3/4 lin. long. Corolla about 1 3/4 in. long, apical swelling in bud rounded, 2 lin. long, basal swelling ellipsoid, 2 1/2–3 lin. long, or subglobose; tube split unilaterally; lobes reflexed, spathulate, acute, 3 1/2 lin. long, enlarged upper part lanceolate, 2 lin. long, 5/8 lin. broad. Filaments inserted about 3/4 lin. below the base of the corolla-lobes, involute, 2 1/2 lin. long, tooth 3/8 lin. long; anthers oblong-linear, 1 1/8 lin. long. Disc hardly lobed, 1/6 lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, thickened part about 3 lin. long, neck 1 lin. long.
