The poison peach is well regarded by rainforest regenerators for quick growth, shelter and shade and as a nursery species, and as a bird-attracting plant.

A shrub or small tree reaching a height of 8 metres and a stem diameter of 15 cm.

The bark is smooth and grey, dotted with small lenticels, arranged in vertical and horizontal patterns.

Small greenish flowers in short cymes, appear year round, though most often between December and March.

The fruit matures between February and August and is eaten by a variety of birds, including brown cuckoo-dove, Australasian figbird, Lewin's honeyeater, and olive-backed oriole.