A treelet or tree up to 4—6(—12) m tall. Leaves in whorls of 3—4 or rarely opposite, obovate to elliptical, 4.5—18 cm x 3—7 cm, base decurrent onto the petiole, apex usually obtuse or emarginate, rarely acute, petiole 0.5—2 cm long. Inflorescence terminal and axillary cyme, in whorls of 2—3, rarely solitary, a dense corymb, peduncle 0.5—3.0 cm long; flowers fragrant, shortly pedicellate, sepals 2.6—2.8 mm long, membranous, corolla tube 10—14 mm long, corolla lobes narrowly elliptical, 10—11 mm x 3.5—4 mm, stamens included. Fruit consisting of 2 separate mericarps, mericarps ellipsoid, 3.5—4 cm x 2—2.3 cm, dorso-ventrally compressed, mesocarp not fibrous, endocarp with 2 lateral cavities, green and turning bright red when ripe. Seed suborbicular, narrowly winged. |
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