Tree, to c. 5 m tall, with distinct corky bark. Leaves glabrous: petiole 5-10 (-12) mm long; lamina broadly elliptic, (6-) 8-13 (-15) cm long, (2.5-) 3.5-5 (-6) cm wide, acute at base, entire, somewhat acuminate at apex; midrib slightly raised and channelled above, distinctly raised below. Male inflorescence axillary, often clustered, 1-2 cm long, 3-9-flowered, pedicels 2-3 mm long, glabrous. Male flowers ±globose, c. 1-2 mm diam.; tepals as 2 pairs around ostiole; stamens in unequal pairs, filaments very short. Female flowers not known. Fruiting pedicel c. 10 (-15) mm long. Fruiting receptacle c. 6-10 (-15) mm wide with 10-12 drupes.