Evergreen shrub up to c. 3 m high; stems spreading and often somewhat arching; young shoots pale buff-tomentose, later becoming dark reddish brown. Lvs distributed along stems or in fascicles; petiole 2-4 mm long; blade elliptic to ovate, (15)-20-35-(45) × 7-18-(25) mm, subcoriaceous, acute and often short-mucronate, cuneate at base, ± shining and finely pilose with impressed veins above, usually with white to grey woolly tomentum (rarely pale buff) below, the tomentum persistent; margins slightly recurved and sometimes slightly sinuate; stipules ± linear-subulate, pilose. Fls (4)-7-15, in corymbs scattered along branches; peduncles short, tomentose. Sepals 1.5-2 mm long, ± triangular, buff-tomentose; apex sharply acute. Petals ± erect, 2.5-5 mm long, obovate, pinkish. Fr. ± ellipsoid, oblong-obovoid, obovoid, or subglobose, 5-9 mm long, scarlet or orange-scarlet.