Malle to approximately 5 metres tall with at least 3 stems and a distinct lignotuber. Bark fibrous and shedding in patches ; recently exposed bark orange but fading to grey on older parts. Stems and petioles red. Leaves with dark green adaxial surface and glaucous abaxial surface and distinctively pale yellow midvein. Buds yellowish green and glossy, often with reddish patches. Inflorescence axillary and with typically 6 buds. Fruits cupular-shaped and dull greenish brown, greyish brown stoma and valves