[2] The tree grows up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in).

The sweetly scented flowers are cream-coloured or pinkish white.

The fruits are brown when ripe, roundish to pear-shaped and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.

[2] Prasoxylon excelsum is found in Sri Lanka, Nepal, northeast India, southern China, Indochina, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia.

Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,000 ft) elevation.