Tree to 15 m; young branches ± 4-angular, later terete. Foliage drying somewhat yellowish green. Leaves elliptic, up to 13 cm long, 7.5 cm wide, shortly sharply acuminate at apex when young but older leaves mostly damaged at apex and appearing rounded, cuneate at the base, the venation reticulate and raised on both surfaces; petiole 8–10 mm long. Inflorescences terminal and axillary forming panicles to 9 cm wide; axes 4-angular, 1.5–3 mm wide; short pseudopedicel plus calyx ± 4 mm long including broadly triangular lobes scarcely 1 mm long. Petals white, appearing ± free, 1.5 mm long. Stamens and style not fully developed, ± 2 mm long.