| General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat | Forests at an altitude of 100-2,600 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, blackish brown becoming furrowed and rough with age. Glabrescent, thick dark olive green twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Ovoid, reddish-brown, clustered in 5-7, 3-8 mm. |
| Leaf Description | Oboval to oblong-elliptic, thick, glossy dark green with a blueish-green, pubescent underside, a rounded or cuneate base and 9-13 slightly curved veins on either side of the midvein, 6-13 x 2.5-5 cm. |
| Flower Description | Drooping male catkins. |
| Fruit Description | Acorn, ovoid, oblong-ovoid or ellipsoid, 1-1.6 x 0.9-1.4 cm. |