Shrub or tree up to 10 m. tall; branches ± fastigiate, rather stout, bark greyish to almost black; branchlets slender, ascending, bark dark red-brown. Lvs clustered towards tips of branchlets. Sheath 6-10 × 4-5 mm., expanded in upper part then narrowing to rigid coriac. lamina ± 5-8 cm. × 1·5-2 mm., pubescent to almost tomentose, gradually tapering to acicular apex; margins minutely serrulate-crenulate, densely ciliate. Racemes 3-6-(10)-fld, 2-3 cm. long. Bracts persistent, ciliate; lower lflike, sheath 3-4 mm. long, lamina up to c. 2 cm. long. Sepals ovate, acute, ciliate, c. 5 mm. long; corolla-tube campanulate, c. 5 mm. long, lobes obtuse.

2n = 26