Shrub c. 3–6 m. tall. Twigs short and frequently branched; young growth glabrous, bark pale grey, fairly smooth. Leaves with petioles 2–4 mm. long; lamina 5·5–9 x 1·5–3·5 cm., glabrous, elliptic, the apex obtuse, the base acute; main lateral nerves 4–6–paired; upper leaf surface glossy with faintly impressed midrib and raised lateral nerves, lower surface mat, minutely pitted, with raised midrib and lateral nerves and with pubescent/acarodomatia in axils of most of lateral nerves; leaf margin slightly thickened, not or slightly revolute. Inflorescences few– to several–flowered axillary cymes up to 2 (3) cm. long; axes ± glabrous; flowers scented. Calyx 1–1·5 mm. long, sometimes with lobes sparsely ciliate. Corolla 5–7 mm. long, white, lobes free almost to the base, strongly or moderately cucullate at apex. Anthers 1–25–2 mm. long. Gynoecium 2 mm. long. Fruit 1·5–2 mm. long, subglobose.