Deciduous small tree 5-6 m high. Leaves velvety above; veins elevated beneath. Corymbs flattened. Flowers strongly scented. Corolla pink-tipped in bud, white at anthesis; tube c. 5 mm long, almost funnelform; lobes c. 2 mm diam., rounded reflexed. Anthers exserted. Ovary shining, flattened laterally.