[3] Nothofagus nuda is a large tree, growing to 20 meters tall.

[1] Nothofagus nuda is known from a single collection near the Tauri River in Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea.

[1] It grows in mixed lower montane rain forest at 1,200 meters elevation, alongside Nothofagus perryi.

[1] In 1927, N. nuda was reported by J. R. Croft to account for 949 deaths throughout Papua New Guinea.

[6] Scientists in Macao Laboratory isolated the active molecule of the plant in late 2006.