Voucher specimen D.Nicolle 5551 & M.E.French (original + F1 seedlings).

Tree to 10 metres tall. Bark rough for 2 to 3 metres, coarsely flaky-fibrous, thick, dark grey; smooth above, glossy, grey over coppery. Adult leaves glossy, dark green. Pure stand forming open woodland on saline flat.

Seedling leaves ±concolorous, dull, dark green, weakly scabrid. Stems terete, moderately scabrid.