A deciduous tree that once commonly grew < 35 m tall. The alternate leaves tend to be rough and buckled, quite short and rounded, and on sizeable stalks. The fruit tends to have the seed displaced towards the end notch.

Astringent, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, tonic, vulnerary.

For arthrosis, bruise, cancer, catarrh, conjunctivosis, cystosis, dermatosis, diarrhea, dropsy, dyspepsia, eczema, fever, gout, leprosy, malaria, mucososis, ophthalmia, rheumatism, ringworm.