Medium evergreen tree to 18 m tall, conical crown. Leaves 10-22 cm long, oblong, lower surface silvery hairy. Dioecious, male flowers c. 1.8 cm diameter, in 3-7-flowered axillary; female flower solitary, slightly larger than male. Fruit to 8 cm diameter, solitary, unstalked, globose or slightly flattened, densely covered with fine silvery or brownish hairs, ripening peach-coloured or brownish red.