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Botanical descriptions Ecology Distribution Literature
Habit : | Small trees up to 8 m tall. |
Branchlets : | Young branchlets terete, hirsute. |
Leaves : | Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, hirsute when young; lamina 5.5-10 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-obovate or oblanceolate, apex rounded or shortly acuminate, base cuneate-attenuate or rounded, margin serrate and slightly undulate, coriaceous, glabrous or atleast sparsely hirsute on midrib beneath; midrib canaliculate above; secondary_nerves 8-14 pairs, looped near margin; tertiary_nerves broadly reticulate. |
Flowers : | Inflorescence spikes; flowers white, sessile. |
Fruit& seed : | Drupe, ovoid. |