The leaves are oval to oblong and measure up to 40 centimeters long by 20 wide, with undersides that are sometimes woolly with brown fibers.

[1] This tree is dioecious, and has a skewed sex ratio with many more female plants than male.

[5] This species of tree is a myrmecophyte and it has a mutualistic relationship with ants, including Pseudomyrmex triplarinus.

This kind of ant lives within the tree, feeding on substances produced by it and defending it against invaders.

[1] The fruits are dispersed on the wind and the seedlings easily take hold and become invasive, growing in the local habitat and displacing native plants.