A tree 15–20 ft. high; young branchlets slightly sulcate, stellate-pubescent, at length glabrous. Leaves ovate or elliptic-ovate, rather shortly and gradually acuminate, rounded at the base, 2–5 1/2 in. long, 1–3 in. broad, thinly chartaceous or membranous, shortly crenate-serrate, with a shortly stipitate coriaceous gland in the sinus of each tooth, thinly stellate-pubescent above when young, densely so below, at length becoming quite glabrous; lateral nerves 7–8 on each side, conspicuous on both surfaces, branching freely well within the margin; glands at the base of the leaf shortly stalked, coriaceous, cupular at the apex; petiole 1/2–1 1/2 in. long, tomentellous or at length nearly glabrous; stipules subulate-lanceolate, glabrescent, about 1 1/2 lin. long, soon falling off. Flowers monœcious. Racemes terminal, interrupted, up to 7 in. long, a few female flowers scattered here and there amongst the males; axis tomentose; bracts small, soon falling off. Male flowers: pedicel slender, up to 2 lin. long, tomentellous. Sepals 5, oblong-lanceolate, subacute, 1 1/2 lin. long, 1/2 lin. broad, thin, glabrous within, thinly stellate-pubescent on the outside. Petals 5, oblanceolate-elliptic, obtuse, 1 1/2 lin. long, 2/3 lin. broad, glabrous outside, densely villous on the margin, pubescent inside. Disk-glands small and fleshy, glabrous. Stamens about 18; filaments glabrous. Receptacle pilose. Female flowers: pedicel short and very stout, tomentose. Sepals 5, lanceolate, obtuse, 1 lin. long, 1/3 lin. broad, shortly stellate-pubescent. Petals rudimentary, subulate, pilose. Disk fleshy, glabrescent. Ovary globose, densely tomentose; styles recurved-spreading, bilobed for two-thirds their length; lobes linear, curled, glabrous. Fruits not known.