Anthocleista amplexicaulis is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family.

It is a small to large tree that grows in evergreen forests.

[2] Anthocleista amplexicaulis is a small to large tree that can grow up to 12 meters high.

It has small, woody branches with leaves that can be over a foot long and 5 inches wide.

[3][1] Anthocleista amplexicaulis was first named and described in 1887 by John Gilbert Baker.