Tree to 10 m high. Stem not buttressed. Twigs ± terete, soon glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 5–13 mm long; lamina oblong to elliptic, 8.5–16 cm long, 3–6.5 cm wide, penniveined, green and glabrous below. Inflorescence usually axillary, not exceeding leaves. Flowers creamy green, perfumed. Perianth tube 1.2–1.3 mm long, 1.3–1.5 mm wide, inner surface pubescent. Tepals 1.6–1.8 mm long, 1.2–1.4 mm wide, pubescent. Outer anthers c. 0.7 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm long, pubescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially; filaments c. 0.6 mm long. Inner anthers 0.7–0.8 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, glabrous; filaments c. 0.7 mm long. Ovary 0.9–1 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit ellipsoidal, globular, 14–16 mm long, 11–13 mm wide, black. Cotyledons cream.
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