Evergreen small or moderate tall tree, upto 6 m high, canopy conical. 
Aerial roots form short  buttresses or root-knees or flange like plank roots at the base of the trunks. 
Leaves simple, 8-10 cm long and 4-5 cm broad, coriaceous, obovate-oblong, apex rounded, glabrous. 
Flowers in axillary cyme, sepals 5 lobed, petals 5, white, shorter than the calyx. 
Fruits slightly conical, 1.5 - 2.0 cm long, pointed apically 
Germination epigeal, viviparous, hypocotyle length 15 - 20 cm 
Hypocotyle terete or slightly ridged, upto 25 cm long warty throughout. 
Viviparous germination starts soon after the maturation of the fruits; hypocotyl remain in the mother plant till the end of monsoon 

Economic Importance : Produce high calorific valued fuel-wood, timber, pole for domestic cottage, piles and pillars. The wood is very hard and durable. Tannin content of the stem bark is 29.0%.