The older leaves are smooth with occasional hairs on the lower surface, dull, dark green, alternately arranged or clustered, oval, elliptic or egg-shaped, 4–15 cm (1.6–5.9 in) long, 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) wide, margins wavy or smooth.

Flowering occurs in September and October and the fruit is a yellow-orange coloured capsule, ellipsoid or globe-shaped, 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long, warty and wrinkled.

[2][3] Pittosporum revolutum was first formally described in 1811 by W.T.Aiton and the description was published in Hortus Kewensis.

[4][5] The specific epithet (revolutum) means "curling down" referring to the petals.

[6] Rough-fruited pittosporum grows in sheltered situations on ranges and coastal areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.