A tree, up to 28 m tall. Leaves opposite or in pseudo-whorls towards the end of twigs, elliptical, oblong to ovate, 9—25 cm x 4—12 cm, base and apex acute to rounded, petiole 0.5—4 cm long. Thyrse terminal, many-flowered, 3—9 cm in diameter, puberulous or glabrous, peduncle 3.5—4 cm long; flowers uni- or bisexual, pedicel 1.5—6 mm long, bracteoles 1—3, perianth campanulate, 2.5—7 mm long, lobes 5, truncate, stamens 6—9(—14), up to 4 mm exserted in male flowers, 1 mm in female flowers and 1.5 mm in bisexual flowers, stigma fimbriate. Anthocarp elongate, 2—4 cm x 0.3 cm, 5-ribbed, viscid.

PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation

The leaves are used against rheumatic pains (leaves).