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| Habit : | Large shrubs, deciduous. |
| Branches and branchlets : | Young branchlets terete, golden brown villous. |
| Leaves : | Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.5-1 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, tomentose; lamina 5-10 x 3-6 cm, ovate or elliptic, apex acuminate, base acute or obtuse, margin entire, membranous, glabrescent above and villous beneath; midrib raised above; secondary_nerves 6-8 pairs; tertiary_nerves broadly reticulate. |
| Inflorescence / Flower : | Flowers axillary, solitary or in fascicles of 2-6, white to yellow, ca. 4 cm long, fragrant; peduncles to 2.5 cm long. |
| Fruit and Seed : | Capsule, subglobose, 4 celled, 1-1.5 cm across; seeds 1-2 per cell. . |