A shrub or small tree. It can be 5 m tall. The small branches have glands. The pith is solid. The leaf stalk is 1.8-2 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 12-17 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They can be larger. They are rougher underneath. There are teeth along the edge. The leaf tapers to the tip. There are about 8 side veins on each side of the main vein. The flowering stalk is in the axils of leaves. It is 1-4 cm long. The flowers are white and 3 mm across. The fruit are round and 3-5 mm across. They are fleshy.