Shrubs or small trees to 6 m tall. Petiole very short; leaf blade grayish green or hoary white, ovate to obovate, 10-30 × 5-15 cm, base cordate, apex abruptly pointed. Cymes umbel-like, 3-10-flowered, finely woolly; peduncle 2-5.5 cm. Pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm. Sepals elliptic or ovate, ca. 5 × 3 mm. Apple of Sodom, Sodom apple, king's crown, rubber bush, and rubber tree. The names "Apple of Sodom" and "Dead Sea Apple"