Belongs to the monotypic genus; Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae; Tribe: Tseboneae.
Tree up to 15 m tall, and 0.55 m in diameter, bark dark brown, oaklike fissured. Leaves alternate, grouped at the end of the twigs, simple. Flowers two or three in axillary fascicles. Berry, obconic and asymmetric, single seeded. Seed ellipsoid, slightly laterally compressed;
endosperm absent.

Phylogenetically, this genus is related to the Malagasy monotypic genus Tsebona (Gautier & al., 2013). It differs from Tsebona by brochidodromous leaf venation (instead of eucamptodromous), five stamens and a single-seeded fruit. This species is probably used locally for timber.