Description
A large tree which can reach 40m or more in the wild. The comparatively broad, stiff, leathery leaves, 1.5-4cm long, are yellowish-green above, with two greyish green,stomatal bands beneath. They are conspicuously notched on the lateral branches, densely crowded, with a V-shaped parting, on the upper sides of the shoots, loosely pectinate below. The cones are 8-15cm long and are yellowish green when young; the bracts are slightly exserted.