Eupomatia laurina

Tall, many-stemmed or small rather bushy tree to c. 6(–9) m high. Branchlets often drooping, brown or black. Leaves bright green, glossy on the upper surface, sometimes with a coppery tinge (particularly on new growth), elliptic to obovate 5–15.5 cm long, 2–5.8 cm wide; petiole c. 6 mm long. Flowers white to cream, 2–2.5 cm diam., strongly perfumed. Fruit mostly urn-shaped, 1.5–2 cm diam. Flowers Dec.–Feb.