| General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat | Moist forests at an altitude of approximately 1,800 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Grey and fissured with shiny greyish-brown twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Pointed, 4-9 cm in length. |
| Leaf Description | Glossy, dark green with a pale underside, 5-8 rounded lobes, a truncate or oblique base and 5-7 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 6-12 x 4-7 cm. |
| Flower Description | Gloden brown drooping catkins, 5-8 cm in length. |
| Fruit Description | Acorn, ovoid, 1.5-4 x 1-2.5 cm. |