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Habit : | Small trees up to 6 m tall. |
Branches and branchlets : | Branches horizontal; young branchlets subterete, densely scaly. |
Leaves : | Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.5-0.7 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, scaly when young; lamina 6-13 x 3.8-4 cm, narrow elliptic, apex acuminate with blunt tip, base cuneate, margin entire, transparent gland dotted; midrib slightly canaliculate above; secondary_nerves 16-20 pairs, slender; tertiary_nerves obscure. |
Inflorescence / Flower : | Inflorescence axillary or lateral, few flowered cymes or umbels; flowers white. |
Fruit and Seed : | Berry, globose, red; seed one. |