Embelia rowlandii is a shrub belonging to the family Primulaceae.

The species is a climber with a greyish bark that is usually covered in fine hairs and pale lenticels when younger.

[2] Leaves are obovate to elliptic in shape, they can reach 13 cm in length and 7 cm in width.

Inflorescence arranged in axillary racemes with whitish to creamy yellow flowers.

[2] Occurs in Tropical West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria and eastwards to the Central African Republic, it is found along streams in savannahs.