Brachystegia leonensis is a medium to tall sized tree occurring in the rain forests of West Africa, belonging to the family Fabaceae.

[3] It has a cylindrical trunk with buttressed roots at the base, the crown is fairly open, spreading and with drooping leaves.

[4] The bark is thick, smooth but sometimes has irregular scales, it is greyish in color while the slash is hard, reddish brown turing dark red upon exposure and exuding a reddish sap.

Inflorescence are in dense terminal or axillary panicles and bearing spikes from 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long.

Represented in West Africa in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.