it is a small tree reaching about 1.5 meters in height. its leaves are narrow and tapering with serrated margins and are almost hairless. its petioles are very short. its inflorescences are organized as panicles each bearing a few flowers. its inflorescences are axillary. its flowers have a calyx with 5 oval-shaped sepals fused at their base. its corolla has 5 oval lobes that are fused at their base. each lobe has a notched tip. its flowers have up to 30 stamens. its fertilized ovaries have chambers, each containing numerous seeds.