Sapwood is well-defined and pale yellow in colour. Heartwood is yellowish to orangebrown when fresh, weathering to brown or dark red-brown.

Grain is interlocked.

Texture is coarse but even.

Growth rings are fairly distinct.

Vessels are moderately large to very large and with simple perforations, very few or few, mainly solitary and occasionally radial pairs and multiples of 3 can be seen; evenly scattered without any arrangement, frequently filled with dark-coloured and sulphur yellow deposits.

Both apotracheal and paratracheal parenchyma are present. Apotracheal parenchyma appears as irregularly spaced terminal bands while paratracheal parenchyma appears as aliform borders around the vessels.

Rays are moderately fine and may be visible on the end and tangential surfaces.