reaches 25 meters (82 ft) height and 80 cm (31 in) diameter. straight and cylindrical trunk. gray-brownish bark. leaves are simple, opposite and subopposite, aovate to aovate-elliptical, entire margin, wavy, above they are dark and glossy, below they are glaucous, obtuse to emarginate apex, obtuse to slightly subcordate base, the leaves are about 4–11 cm long and 1,5–5 cm wide, petioles very pubescent about 5–10 mm long. flowers are hermaphrodite, in inflorescences about 3–10 cm; pedicelate about 2–5 mm, yellow greenish, pubescent and fleshy tepals, the style ends in a papillose and obtuse stigma.