Tree with large trunk. Bark aromatic. Leaves alternate but sometimes appearing to be in whorls, leathery, almost diamond-shaped with rounded forward-pointing teeth, glossy above. Leaf stalks long. Flowers green; summer.

Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Ryukyu Island

A forest tree growing naturally at altitudes of about 3000 m.

Seed or semi-hardwood cuttings.

Leaves diamond-shaped in whorl-like clusters at the tips of branches; fruits with fused bases and free stigmas.

Specimens VIC: Dandenongs ('Pirianda', 4-5 m tall in 1984).

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Trochodendraceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.