A tree. It grows 35 m tall. It does not have buttresses. The leaves are opposite. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches and are 6 cm wide. The flower stalk is 6 cm long. The fruit has 2 one-seeded parts but usually only one develops. The fruit are half round and 8 cm long by 7.5 cm wide. They can be 12 cm wide. They are dark brown to black with white spots. The pulp is white, slimy, edible and sweet. The seeds are cylinder shaped and 2.2 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. They are deeply furrowed.