It is locally called Monkey plum and African cherry fruit as a result of its edible pulp.

The species is capable of growing up 25 meters tall and reaching 60 cm in diameter.

[1] Leaves, alternate arrangement, imparipinnately compound, between 2 - 4 pairs of leaflets per pinnae, younger trees tend to have more pairs of leaflets; petiole with a size range between 2.5 x 6.5 cm long, glabrous lamina.

[1] Leaf-blade: narrowly elliptic to narrowly ovate, 4.5 x 18 cm long and 2 x 6.5 cm wide, petiolules of the terminal leaflet slightly longer while those of the lower pairs slightly shorter than others and also with shorter leaflets.

[1] Fruit, ovoid berry, pointed at the top and orange when ripe with edible pulp.