Small tree upto 8 m tall. Stem ± glabrous, young branches pubescent. Leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, 13.5-17 x 2.5-4.5 cm, acute to acuminate with subrounded to cuneate base, glabrous above, sparsely hairy on underside, young leaves densely hairy on both sides. Petiole 12-15 mm, sparsely hairy. Peduncle woody and stout, leaf opposed or extra-axillary, usually 2-3-flowered, occasionally branched and bearing more flowers. Bract caducous, bracteole deltoid, densely hairy, almost in the middle of pedicel. Pedicel 2.5-3 cm, stout, minutely hairy to glabrous, usually pendant. Sepals broadly deltoid, pilose, basally connate. Outer petals ovate, 17-19 x 6-7 mm, thick, triquetrous, obtuse, basally concave within, pilose externally, puberulent within; inner petals minute, frequently absent. Receptacle convex, glabrous. Stamens linear, 1.5 mm long, filament less than half the length of anther, connective-tip rounded. Carpels basally connate, ovary pilose dorsally, 1-ovuled, stigma elongated. Fruit 10-15 x 7.5-12.5 cm, subglobose to roughly heart shaped, ± smooth, areoles separated by a marked reticulation but not tuberculate, reddish brown when ripe, pulp white or cream, aromatic, granular, adhering closely to the seeds. Seeds smooth, black.