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| Habit : | Small trees, up to 8 m tall. |
| Leaves : | Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipule caducous; petiole 2-3 cm long, canaliculate; lamina 5-13 x 2.5-4 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex long acuminate, base acute to slightly rounded, margin entire or slightly serrate, glands along the margin beneath the lower third of lamina; midrib canaliculate; secondary_nerves 4-6 pairs, the lower most ones subopposite, domatia hairy; tertiary_nerves percurrent. |
| Inflorescence / Flower : | Inflorescence compound umbel and corymbiform; flowers greenish white, anther violet. |
| Fruit and Seed : | Drupe, ellipsoid, glabrous; 1-seeded, compressed. |