branches glabrous, the younger tomentose; leaves alternate, oblong-obovate, obtuse, glabrous, leathery; racemes terminal, simple, elongate, the rachis and pedicels rusty-tomentose; bracteoles subulate, without glands; ovary distylous; wings of the fruit broad, obliquely obovate, glabrescent, veiny with nerves. Branches erect, terete. Leaves mostly alternate, some nearly opposite, 3–5 inches long, 1–2 inches wide, the upper smaller, shining on the upper surface, paler beneath; the petiole 3–4 lines long, with two glands at its summit. Racemes 6 inches long, or longer, pyramidal; lower pedicels uncial, spreading. Calyx lobes obtuse, 1 line long. Petals 5–6 lines long, unequal. Styles as long as the petals. Wings of the fruit an inch long, 7–8 lines wide, upturned.
