The stem bears conspicuous and prominent round scars of petioles, inflorescences and stipules in a spiral pattern.

Leaves alternate, crowded at the top of stems and branches; stipules subulate from a broad base, 1–2 mm long, mostly long persistent; petiole 1–3.6 cm long, puberulous; blade lanceolate to ovate, obovate or elliptic, 1.8–18 x 1–2.5 cm, cuneate to rounded at the base, rounded, obtuse or acuminate at the apex, with entire, crenulate, crisp or denticulate margins, scabridulous above, sparsely puberulous below.

Male flowers numerous, tepals 2, stamens 2, rudimentary ovary inconspicuous.

Female flowers numerous, scattered on the upper surface of the receptacle, stigma unbranched.

Fruit with elongated, minutely tuberculate, pale brown endocarp, 1–1.4 mm long.