Small tree to c. 15 m high; branches slender, apices densely covered by appressed rusty hairs. Leaves obovate to oblong-elliptic, 33–100 mm long, 10–45 mm wide; apex rounded or broadly acute; margins entire at maturity, often irregularly toothed when young; petiole 7–12 mm long, dots and short streaks clear to pale red, often obscure. Flowers unisexual or bisexual, 5-merous, 5–9 per cluster; pedicel 2–5 mm long, densely to sparsely pubescent; calyx c. 1 mm long; corolla cream, female and/or hermaphrodite flowers with petals c. 2 mm long, caducous; stigma somewhat lobed; corolla of male flowers c. 3 mm long, persistent. Fruit fleshy and blue at maturity (immature fruit with glands concentrated towards the apex), 5–6 mm long and wide. Flowers mostly summer.