Podocarpus neriifolius

Podocarpus neriifolius is a medium-sized to fairly large tree which can reach up to 35(-45) m tall. Its bole is columnar, branchless for up to 22 m and measuring up to 100 cm in diameter. It is rarely spurred or even buttressed while the surface of the bark is greyish-brown. The foliage buds are ovate, acute or blunt and often with spreading scales.The juvenile leaves are acuminate. The adult leaves are with a size of )7-)8-18 cm x (1.0-)1.11.8 cm, abruptly raised above midrib and measuring (0.4)0.6-0.8 mm wide. The pollen cones are solitary or in two or three and sessile. The receptacle is red when mature.