In modern times, large fields are harvested mechanically, although topping the flower and in some cases the plucking of immature leaves is still done by hand.

The immature leaves of this species if often utilized as a vegetable.

For SSH experiments, 4-10 leaves were harvested, avoiding the most immature leaves, cotyledons, and the first two true leaves.

In the wet season, it eats immature leaves, flowers, fruit, bark, and dead wood.

Female indri seem to have greater preference for immature leaves than males do and will spend more time foraging among them.

The large lobed immature leaves are an attractive feature, and Placospermum coriaceum has been cultivated as an indoor plant.

Inside the new leaf, another immature leaf is waiting to develop.

Fibers from the opened leaves are used to make mats, while less robust fibers from the immature leaves are used for basketry.

Daily traveling distance tends to increase when immature leaves are available.

Plants go dormant during the colder season and form a dormant bud, consisting of a tight cluster of short, immature leaves.