Strombosia scheffleri grows up to 25 to 35 meters tall with a straight trunk that is sometimes
buttressed at the base. The bark is light brown to greyish or yellowish green in color and flaky, while the slash is creamy revealing a reddish inner bark; its stems tend to hang downwards. Leaves are opposite and have petioles; leaflets are broaldly elliptic in outline, up to 20 cm long and 9 cm wide. ==Distribution and habitat==