Tree up to 35 m tall, often flowering as shrub, monoecious. Leafy twigs 1.5-2.5 mm thick, sparsely whitish puberulous with uncinate hairs. Leaves distichous; lamina narrowly elliptic to subobovate to subovate to narrowly ovate (or to elliptic), 6-25(-38) by 1.5-8(-16) cm, usually ± asymmetric, coriaceous to subcoriaceous, apex acuminate, base cuneate to obtuse, margin entire (or towards the apex sparsely denticulate); upper surface glabrous; lower surface sparsely whitish puberulous on the main veins, smooth (or scabridulous); midrib prominent above, lateral veins 10-20 pairs, tertiary venation (sub)scalariform; petiole 0.2-1.8 cm long, sparsely whitish puberulous to subglabrous; stipules 0.5-1(-1.5) cm long, sparsely minutely whitish puberulous to subglabrous, caducous (or subpersistent). Inflorescences axillary, solitary or in pairs, spicate, staminate or bisexual and protogynous; peduncle 0.2-1 cm long, sparsely puberulous to subglabrous; spike 3-20 cm long; staminate flowers numerous; perianth 3-(or 4-)merous, 1-1.2 mm long, minutely puberulous; stamens 3 (or 4), 2-2.5 mm long, anthers 0.6-0.8 mm long; pistillate flowers 0-4; tepals 4, c. 1.5 mm long, ciliolate, in fruit 8-12 mm long; ovary 1-1.5 mm long, style 2-5 mm long, stigmas 8-20 mm long; bracts peltate, 0.5-1 mm diam., ciliolate. Fruit ellipsoid, 1-1.3 cm long, dehiscent, whitish; endocarp body 0.6-0.8 cm long, smooth.
UsesThe species yields very hard, durable, strong, and heavy timber.
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