A slender tree. It grows 5-10 m tall. The bark is smooth and dark grey. The leaves are alternate and smooth. They are oblong but taper to the base. They are 10-19 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. They are shiny green on top and paler underneath. The veins are distinct and sometimes the edges of the leaves have teeth. The flowers are creamy-white. The style sticks out. Flowers are 1-1.5 cm long and have a scent. Many flowers occur together on long shoots in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide and purple black. There is thin flesh around one seed. The fruit are edible.