Small globose tree 3–12 m high, sparsely branched, dioecious. Leaves opposite, decussate, glabrous; lamina broadly ovate, 12–30 cm long, 8–24 cm wide, basally attenuate, entire margin, acuminate apex, glossy light green above; domatia in axils of veins beneath; stipules interlocking, thick, 2.5–4 cm long. Inflorescence axillary, cymose; male with 20 or more flowers; female with 2 or 3 flowers. Flowers white, fragrant. Calyx tube obconical, 4–5 mm long. Corolla tube urceolate, 8–12 mm long, bearded inside; lobes lanceolate, 14–18 mm long. Fertile anthers 6–7 mm long. Ovary with 40–60 ovules in female flowers, 30–40 in male flowers; style 8–12 mm long; stigmatic lobes 5–6 mm long. Fruit subspherical to ovoid, 3.2–3.4 (–4) cm long, green or yellow-green. Seeds disk-shaped.
Widespread in sheltered spots from sea level to the mountain tops (Green 1994, Hutton 2002). Sheltered forest in moister conditions on basalt soil (Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW) 2007: Appendices p. 118).
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