A tree 45–60 ft. high; branchlets densely leafy, very sparingly puberulous, with a few fairly conspicuous lenticels towards the base. Leaves small, oblong or elliptic, subacute, rounded or subtruncate at the base, 3/4–1 in. long, 1/4– 2/3 in. broad, rigidly coriaceous, serrate or a few of the lowermost entire, glandular on both surfaces, at length minutely pitted; midrib slightly prominent; lateral nerves about 9 on each side of the midrib, spreading at a wide angle, scarcely raised below; petiole 1 lin. long or less, slightly glandular. Flowers diœcious. Male spikes axillary, solitary, 1/3– 1/2 in. long, dense-flowered; rhachis pubescent; bracts broadly triangular-ovate, auriculate, obtuse, glabrous outside, ciliate; stamens 4–5; filaments connate in the lower part; anthers rounded, 1/2 lin. long. Female inflorescences axillary, lax-flowered, about 1/2 in. long; rhachis tomentulose and glandular; bracts oblong-elliptic, emarginate, submembranous, 1 lin. long, sparingly glandular up the middle, ciliate, otherwise glabrous; hypogynous scales 4, unequal, broadly elliptic, fleshy, up to 1/2 lin. long, glandular on the back, ciliate; ovary glandular; styles slender, shortly connate at the base, 1 lin. long. Fruits not seen.
