Tree to 19 m high. Stem not buttressed. Twigs ± terete, eventually ± glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 5–10 mm long; lamina lanceolate to elliptic, 5.5–15 cm long, 2–5 cm wide, penniveined or somewhat tripliveined, green below, soon glabrescent. Inflorescence not exceeding leaves. Flowers creamy green, perfumed. Perianth tube 1.1–1.5 mm long, 1.1–1.4 mm wide, inner surface glabrous, sometimes sparsely pubescent. Tepals pubescent; outer 1.1–1.8 mm long, 0.8–1 mm wide; inner 1.2–1.7 mm long, 1.1–1.3 mm wide, pubescent. Outer anthers 0.5–0.6 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide, glabrous, or pubescent abaxially; filaments 0.4–0.7 mm long. Inner anthers 0.6–0.7 mm long, 0.4–0.5 mm wide, usually glabrous; filaments 0.5–0.6 mm long. Ovary 0.9–1.2 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit globular, ellipsoidal, 14–15 mm long, 11–13 mm wide, black. Cotyledons cream.
Grows in rainforests, particularly the more seasonal rainforests rich in Agathis robusta, in soils derived from granite; from sea level to 1100 m alt.
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