欖仁舅屬常綠喬木，臺灣原生，菲律賓亦為原產地。樹皮灰褐色，小枝幼時有毛茸。對生倒卵形至寬橢圓形葉，先端鈍而短銳尖，表面有光澤的綠色，背面淡褐色。頂生球形頭狀花序，花白色。多數蒴果組成圓形聚合果。長橢圓形種子，首尾兩端有翼，可幫助傳播。葉大小及形狀頗似欖仁，故有欖仁舅之稱。

An evergreen tree in the genus Neonauclea, native to Taiwan and the Philippines. Bark gray-brown and branchlets fluffy when young. Opposite leaves obovate to broad elliptic, apex obtuse and short acute, leaf surface glossy and green, pale brown on the back. Terminal spherical head, flowers white. Capsules often form rounded aggregate fruits. Long oval seeds with wings on both ends to help spread. The size and shape of the leaves are quite similar to those of Indian Almond which gives rise to the Chinese common name.

全日照溫暖環境，耐旱、耐風、耐鹽，富含有機質之壤土為佳，排水需良好。以種子繁殖為主，亦可用高壓繁殖。

The plant normally grows in full sun environments, tolerant to drought, wind and salt; organic-rich soil with good drainage is preferred. Mainly propagated from seeds, less by air layering.

可作庭園景觀樹、海岸防風定沙樹種、行道樹等。木材黃白色，不容易生蛀蟲，是蘭嶼原住民日常生活中不可或缺的民俗植物，可以用來製作拼板舟，也可以削製成船槳，樹皮可製作背心。

Grown as garden ornament trees, coastal windbreak and sand-fixing trees, street trees, etc. The yellowish white wood is maggot-resistant, an indispensable folk plant in the daily life of Lanyu indigenous people to make talala (fishing boat in Tao) and paddles; and the bark can be made into vests.