Tree to 12 m. Bark rough, flaky throughout, grey, shedding in papery flakes. Juvenile leaves not seen. Adult leaves ovate or orbicular, retuse or emarginate; lamina to 10 cm long and 12 cm wide, shining when fresh, dull grey-green when dry; lateral veins irregular; petiole terete, to 40 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle terete, 10–15 mm long; pedicels c. 5 mm long. Buds obovate to turbinate; operculum conical to hemispherical, 3–4 mm long, 5–6 mm wide; hypanthium obconical to campanulate, 5–6 mm long and wide. Fruits campanulate to urceolate, 7–8 mm long and wide; disc narrow, descending; valves not seen.
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