The specific epithet ohiae refers to the Hawaiian name of the tree, ʻōhiʻa, upon which the fungus grows.

[1] The fruit bodies of Pleurocybella ohiae are small, white, and lack a stem.

The caps are 0.5–0.8 cm (0.2–0.3 in) in diameter, and have a smooth, dull surface with a silky or felt-like texture.

[1] The thin-walled spores are roughly pear-shaped to drop-shaped, smooth, hyaline (translucent), and typically measure 6.5–8 by 4.2–5.4 μm.

The basidia (spore-bearing cells) deflate after ejecting their attached spores, and no sterigmata were detected.