Seeds 2 or 3 per scale; body c. 6 mm. long, beaked, very dark brown or black; wing scarious to reddish-brown.
Male cones broadly elliptic with about 8 pairs of subpeltate scales; pollen-sacs 2 or 4.
Leaves of adults c. 2 mm. long, rhombic, tightly appressed.
Trees, up to 40 m. tall; bark grey-brown.