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The species range from {{convert|6|-|30|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height, has a spread of {{convert|3|-|7|ft|m|abbr=on}},[{{cite web|url=http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/psy-odor.htm|title=''Psydrax odorata''|work=Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database|publisher=[[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]]|accessdate=March 23, 2009}}] and a trunk width of up to {{convert|4|in|cm|abbr=on}}.[{{cite web|url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Canthium_odoratum.pdf|title=Alaheʻe|first=Elbert L.|last=Little Jr.|author2=Roger G. Skolmen|work=Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced)|publisher=[[United States Forest Service]]|year=1989|access-date=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610002223/http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Canthium_odoratum.pdf|archive-date=2010-06-10|url-status=dead}}] The leaves are glossy green in color, are up to {{convert|3.5|in}} long and elliptic. The [[fruit]]s of the plant are quite round, are black in color and 3/8 wide.[ They also have the capability to live for 5 years while being able to live in difficult environments such as: dry soil, little sunlight for photosynthesis and little to no fertilizer.] The white flowers are bisexual. Meaning that the white flowers of Psydrax odorata have both male and female organs for reproductive. This aids in the survivability for offspring.[{{Cite web |date=]06/20/2024 |title=Bisexual Botany |url=https://www.lpzoo.org/bisexual-botany/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.lpzoo.org/bisexual-botany/ |archive-date=04/09/2026 |access-date=04/09/2026 |website=Lincoln Park Zoo. For Wildlife. For All.}} |
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The species range from {{convert|6|-|30|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height, has a spread of {{convert|3|-|7|ft|m|abbr=on}},[{{cite web|url=http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/psy-odor.htm|title=''Psydrax odorata''|work=Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database|publisher=[[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]]|accessdate=March 23, 2009}}] and a trunk width of up to {{convert|4|in|cm|abbr=on}}.[{{cite web|url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Canthium_odoratum.pdf|title=Alaheʻe|first=Elbert L.|last=Little Jr.|author2=Roger G. Skolmen|work=Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced)|publisher=[[United States Forest Service]]|year=1989|access-date=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610002223/http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Canthium_odoratum.pdf|archive-date=2010-06-10|url-status=dead}}] The leaves are glossy green in color, are up to {{convert|3.5|in}} long and elliptic. The [[fruit]]s of the plant are quite round, are black in color and 3/8 wide.[ They also have the capability to live for 5 years while being able to live in difficult environments such as: dry soil, little sunlight for photosynthesis and little to no fertilizer.] The white flowers are bisexual. Meaning that the white flowers of Psydrax odorata have both male and female organs for reproductive. This aids in the survivability for offspring.[{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Bisexual Botany |url=https://www.lpzoo.org/bisexual-botany/ |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=April 20, 2026 |website=Lincoln Park Zoo. For Wildlife. For All.}}] |