Mallee to 3 m. Bark rough to half height, grey-yellow, then smooth, grey or white above. Adult leaves lanceolate, sometimes falcate, acuminate; lamina 6–9 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide, slightly shining, dark green; lateral vein faint, at 10°–35°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 7–10 mm long. Peduncle terete, 8–15 mm long; pedicels c. 3 mm long. Operculum conical to hemispherical, 1–2 mm long, 3–5 mm wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 2–3 mm long, 3–5 mm wide. Fruits 7–9 mm long, 8–11 mm wide, irregularly wrinkled when dry.