It is an evergreen, dioecious, small to medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall. The bole is branchless for up to 15 m, with diameters of 80 cm, often fluted at base.
Pimelodendron amboinicum grows scattered in primary lowland to submontane evergreen rain forests up to 1,800 m of altitude. It is often found on sites where natural disturbances have occurred.
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