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| Habit : | Trees up to 12 m tall. |
| Trunk & Bark : | Bark smooth, dark brown; blaze white. |
| Branches and Branchlets : | Branchlets angular, glabrous. |
| Exudates : | Latex bright yellow, profuse. |
| Leaves : | Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, canaliculate, sheathing at base, glabrous; lamina 6.5-15 x 3.5-8 cm, usually elliptic, sometimes narrow obovate, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate; coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous; secondary_nerves 6-8 pairs; tertiary_nerves obscure. |
| Inflorescence / Flower : | Flowers dioecious; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary. |
| Fruit and Seed : | Berry, 3 cm across, 4-seeded. |