Tree, 8-15 m tall with knee-bent aerial roots from the base of the stem 
Bark grey to dark brown in clour, grooved, fissured along the long axis of the trunk 
Leaves simple, alternate, 1.5-4.5 x 0.8-1.5 cm, obovate or ovate-elliptic, coriaceous, rounded to emarginate  apex, cuneate at base 
Inflorescence spike, 2 - 3 cm long terminal 
Flowers 10-12 mm long, red, shortly pedicelled in terminal racemes 
Calyx 5 lobes, green in colour 
Stamens less than 10, much longer than petals 
Fruit 9-12 mm long, ellipsoid-oblong, longitudinally ribbed, Vase-shaped, yellowish green in colour.