Helicostylis tomentosa (Poepp. & Endl.) J.F.Macbr.

A tree. It grows 15-26 m high. It has yellow sap. The crown is tall. The trunk is straight and 40-50 cm across. The leaves are alternate. The leaf blade is oval or sword shaped and 5-32 cm long by 2-15 cm wide. Male and female flowers are separate. Male flowers are in a group of up to 15 flowers in the axils of leaves. The female flowers occur singly and usually without a flower stalk. The fruit are edible.

A canopy tree in rainforests at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres.

Plants are grown from seeds. The seeds can be collected from ripe fruit of the ground. These fruit are put in a plastic bag to partly decompose them then the seeds are washed out under running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh and are best in light shade. Seedlings emerge in 40-60 days.