An evergreen tree. It grows 15 m tall. The bark is grey-brown and smooth. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15 cm long by 5 cm wide. They gradually taper from the centre of the leaf to the base. They have a short blunt point at the tip. They do not have teeth. They are rigid and leathery. They are glossy pale green above and grey-green underneath. The male and female flowers are both very small. They are creamy white in upright catkins. The male flowers are at the tip and the female flowers at the base. The fruit is a pointed acorn. It is 2.5 cm long. It is about one third enclosed in a cup. They occur in clusters without stalks and take 2 years to ripen.
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