The large trees reach diameters up to 1.10 m and heights up to 40 m. The clear stem length is about 18-24 m long. 

Medium brown heartwood with reddish tarnish (or sometimes olive tarnish). Dark brown streaks are common. Sharply defined from the pale sapwood. Color darkens with age.

This wood is mainly used for furniture, cabinets, veneers and turned objects.