A shrub or tree up to 50 ft. high; trunk erect, up to 18 in. in diam.; head spreading. Leaves crowded towards the ends of the branchlets, oblong-elliptic or slightly oblanceolate-elliptic, rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base, 2 1/2–4 1/2 in. long, 1–2 1/4 in. broad, entire, rigidly coriaceous, glabrous, shining on the upper surface, dull or slightly shining below; lateral nerves 8–12 on each side, looped and branched towards the margin, slightly prominent on both surfaces; tertiary nerves branched, slightly prominent or scarcely visible below; petiole slender, subterete, about 1/2 lin. in diam., 1/2–1 1/2 in. long, glabrous. Male flowers: Peduncle 1/2 in. long, glabrous. Bracts of the involucre elliptic or obovate, 3 1/2 lin. long, 2 lin. broad, coriaceous, glabrous. Calyx 4–5-partite; lobes oblong, obtuse, glabrous. Stamens 4–5; filaments glabrous. Rudimentary ovary deeply tripartite, lobes pilose on the outside. Young female flowers not seen. Fruits 3-celled, ovoid, with several longitudinal ribs, about 7 lin. long and 6 lin. in diam., glabrous, dark brown when dry.
