Tree to 18 m. Bark rough, fibrous throughout, brown-grey. Juvenile leaves not seen. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acute; lamina 7.5–15 cm long, 1.8–2.5 cm wide, dull, subglaucous; lateral veins faint, at 30°–40°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete or angular, 12–22 mm long. Umbels glaucous, 7-flowered; peduncle terete, 7–13 mm long; pedicels 2–4 mm long. Buds ovoid; operculum conical, 4–5 mm long, 3–4 mm wide; hypanthium suburceolate or obconical, 2–3 mm long, 3–4 mm wide. Fruits turbinate or obconical, 5–8 mm long, 4–6 mm wide, glaucous or subglaucous; disc narrow, level; valves 4, exserted.
Grows on river flats and rarely on low hills and ridges, inclayey and sandy soil, in open forest and woodland.
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