Mallee to 4 m. Bark smooth throughout, grey to light brown, sometimes rough. Juvenile leaves decussate, ovate, connate, glaucous, discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate, thick; lamina 5–10 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, yellow-green; lateral veins faint, at 40°–45°; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole thick, terete or flattened, 8–15 mm long. Umbels 7–13-flowered, or sometimes more; peduncle flattened, 5–10 mm long; pedicels absent. Buds ovoid, obtuse; operculum conical, obtuse, 2–5 mm long, 3–4 mm wide; hypanthium cylindrical, 4–5 mm long, 3–4 mm wide, several-ribbed due to clustering of buds. Fruits ovoid or cylindrical, 5–6 mm long, 4–6 mm wide; valves included.
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A stunted tree. It grows 1-8 m high. The bark is mostly smooth. The flowers are white or cream.