Goniothalamus chartaceus

It is a bush or small tree. It has smooth, black branches. Its petioles are about 5 millimeters long. Its olive-colored, smooth, oblong, papery leaves are 11-17 by 1.7-2.8 centimeters and have minute spots. The leaves have a pointed base, come to a short blunt point at their tips and have slightly rolled margins. The leaves have 10-12 lateral veins emanating from either side of the midrib. Its solitary flowers are in axillary positions on 1.2 millimeter long pedicels. The pedicels are subtended by 3 bracts that are 1-1.5 millimeters long and come to a point at their tips. Its 3 smooth, leathery, oval sepals are 9 by 4 millimeters and come to a point at their tips. Its flowers have 6 petals in two rows of 3. The outer, slender, lance-shaped petals are 1.8 centimeters long and come to a point at their tips. The inner, oval to triangular petals are 1 centimeter long and come to a shallow point at their tips. The flowers have numerous stamen about 1.5 millimeters long and numerous carpels that are covered in small, brown, matted hairs. [3]