This is an evergreen, much-branched tree with pendent branches and a narrow, dense crown; it can grow from around 3 metres up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be slightly fluted to sharply buttressed up to 1 metre; it ranges in diameter from 15 - 38cm and can be unbranched for up to 10 metres. It is locally used, mainly for poles in construction, and for joinery, furniture, tool handles and utensils. It is suitable for flooring, mine props, ship building, vehicle bodies, sporting goods, boxes, crates, agricultural implements and turnery. In traditional medicine, a root decoction is taken to treat stomach-ache, and ground roots and leaves are administered with water to treat gonorrhoea. The flowers provide nectar for honey bees.