Small to medium-sized evergreen tree often 8-15 m tall, reaching 25 m. Leaves 5-26 cm long, oppositely arranged, obovate. Flowers solitary, 3-9 cm across, tubular, white to pale yellow turning orange. Fruits 1.5-5 cm across, globose, smooth, splitting into 5-8 parts exposing seeds in an orange to reddish pulp.