[3] Lophopetalum multinervium grows up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 60 cm (24 in).

Its leathery leaves are oblong or elliptic or ovate and measure up to 18 cm (7 in) long.

[1] In West Kalimantan on Borneo, a program has been established to improve the genetic diversity of the species, which has been impacted by logging.

[4] Lophopetalum multinervium is extensively harvested for its timber, which is used locally and traded internationally.

[1] In Singapore, the species forms part of the diet of local Raffles' banded langurs.