Anthonotha fragrans is a medium to large sized tree commonly found in the rainforest environments of West and Central Africa; it belongs to the Fabaceae family.

[1] Leaves are paripinnately compound, with 2-5 pairs of leaflets per pinnae,[2] stipules detaches at an early stage, petiole ranges between 0.5 and 1.5 cm long but can reach 4 cm in length;[1] leaf-blade is elliptic to oblong in outline, its cross-section is terete shaped, the thick petiolule is 3–7 mm long, adaxial surface is glabrous while the lower surface is covered with appressed, dense, brown hairs.

[1] The hairy inflorescence is raceme type, axillary or terminal in the leaf axis, flowers are fragrant, bracts are ovate in outline and 1–2 mm long, pedicel is 2–5 mm long.

[1] The species occurs in West and Central Africa from Guinea eastwards to the Congo basin.

Anthonotha fragrans is a host species to Clavulinaceae, Thelephoraceae and Boletaceae families of fungi in an ectomycorrhizal relationship.