| General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat | Mountain forests at an altitude of 2,500-4,000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Fissured into square plates, dark grey. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Conical, 3-6 mm in length. |
| Leaf Description | Oval with a pointed or obtuse apex and a cordate base, dark green with a hairy, golden underside and 7-12 secondary veins on either side of the midvein. |
| Flower Description | Yellow male catkins, 5-12 cm in length and pistillate inflorescences, 2-7 cm. |
| Fruit Description | Acorn, globbose and glabous black in colour when mature, 1.8-2.5 cm in diameter. |