Complex sentence: The leaves are about 3-4 inches long, dark green, entire, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, ribbed and shiny, upperside has a thick, water-repellent cuticula.
Split into simpler sentences: The leaves are about 3-4 inches long, dark green, entire, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, ribbed and shiny. The upper surface has a thick, water-repellent cuticula.