This tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 4 to 20 metres (13 to 66 ft).

[1] The leaves are smooth, thick, leathery, broad oval 7.2–19 cm long.

The edible fruit is flattened-globular, fleshy, prominently ribbed, 3–7 cm long, with a large seed.

[2] It is found in open forests and woodland and on the flood plains and rocky sandstone hills of the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.

The fruit has been regarded among the Aboriginal people as being particularly medicinally effective against respiratory problems.