Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.

[2] It ranges from the Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Angola.

[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".

[3] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.

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