Bridelia grandis is an evergreen tree within the Euphorbiaceae family, it occurs in secondary forests of Central and West Africa.

[4] Its trunk is straight and cylindrical, the bark is rough and deeply fissured with a dark brown to black appearance.

[4] Leaves: simple, alternate distichous arrangement, leathery surface texture, they are commonly red when young before growing into a dark green color at maturity; stipules present, 6 – 10 mm, petiole, 4 – 8 mm long.

Dark purple colored fruit when ripe with a fleshy mesocarp and hard endocarp.

[4] In Cameroon, the Baka people use stem bark extracts to treat for oral cavity issues.