Charpentiera densiflora, a member of the Amaranthaceae (amaranth) family, is a tree that grows up to 12 m (39 ft) tall, with brown tomentose (densely covered in small hairs) new growth and stems 4 to 9 mm (0.2 to 0.4 inch) in diameter below the apex. Leaves are coriaceous (leathery), elliptic to subovate, 13 to 40 cm (5 to 16 in) long, 5.5 to 9.5 cm (2 to 4 in) wide, with the marginal vein somewhat developed. Flowers are borne in branched panicles 22 to 48 cm (9 to 19 in) long, with 20 to 100 flowers per branch. Seeds are 1 mm (0.04 in) or less in length.