The leaves are leathery in texture opposite and wider toward the apex than near the base they are notched at the apex The flowers are small and light greenish yellow The calyx has five or six lobes The petals five or six in number are inserted at the base of a ten to twelve-lobed fleshy disk There are ten to twelve stamens whose stalks are inserted between thelobes of the disk the style is short and the stigma simple the seed lings are angled in cross section and may reach a length of about 35 centimeters before falling from the tree. FUll grown trees are from 15 to 40 centimeters in dimameter and from 8 to 11 meters in height