A tall evergreen tree with smooth grey or brown bark. Leaves simple, alternate,oblong-lanceolate, subcoriaceous, entire, glabrous above. Flowers yellowish to orange,very fragrant, solitary and axillary. Capsules ovoid or ellipsoid, dark brown, valveswoody, covered with white warty excrescences. Seeds 1-12, brown, rounded on theback with pink fleshy aril. (India) A huge forest tree, up to 50m tall and 1.8m in trunk diameter, with glabrescent twigs;leaves arranged spirally; flowers light yellow when young, turning dark orange,fragrant; fruiting carpels (follicles) free, sub-woody, pale brown with white warts.(Philippines)