[3][4] It is a shrub, usually growing to about 2 m in height, but occasionally up to a tree-like 5 m. The young stems have a covering of short, matted hairs.

The terminal, corymbose inflorescences bear many small yellow flowers.

The ovoid fruits are single-seeded and about 3 mm long, becoming brown and dry.

[3][4] The tree is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.

It is locally common at higher elevations on Mounts Lidgbird and Gower at the southern end of the island.