[1] A shrub or small sized tree with a spreading crown that can grow up to 20 m tall and reach a diameter of 60 cm, its branches are greyish to pale-brown in color, they are sometimes glabrescent or with short appressed hairs.

Inflorescence is a loose raceme panicle, axillary flowered on shoot or below leaves; pedicel is 3–8 mm long, bracteoles can be up to 1 mm thick with an elliptical outline and glabrous edges, petal is white to yellow in color.

Fruit is an elliptical to oblong pod, dark brown to blackish in color, 4–7 seeded.

[1] Occurs in the forest environments of West Africa from Senegal eastwards to the Central African regions.

[1] Seed is used in some food preparations, stem bark is used to treat venereal and intestinal ailments and a leaf decoction is used to teat jaundice, [2] Stems are used as staking materials for yam and wood is obtained as firewood.