Plant with densely packed foliage. Its stem has a dark bark and bears many branches. It has pointed, elliptical, dark green leaves, with a leathery texture and an intense aroma. It is a dioecious plant.
Rounded shrub or small tree. It has leaves with small, oval and glossy deep green leaflets. Its small flowers are pale green in female plants and red in male plants. It yields small berries, which turn black when ripe.