Labordia lydgatei, a member of the Loganiaceae (logan) family, is a much-branched shrub or small tree 2 to 3 m (6.5 to 10 ft) tall with sparsely hairy, square stems. The opposite leaves are elliptic, often wider toward the tip, 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) long, and 2 to 7 cm (0.8 to 2.8 in) wide, smooth above and with fine hairs on the lower surface. Intra-petiolar (the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem) stipules (outgrowths borne on either side of the base of a leafstalk) are present. The inflorescences are produced at the ends of the stems and comprise six to 21 small, slender, tubular pale-yellow flowers about 0.7 cm (0.3 in) long. The fruit is a small ovoid capsule with a short, blunt beak. At maturity it splits into two valves to expose the seed mass.