Its fruit, with significant lipid and iron content is consumed by locals and it is also a part of the diet the Mandrillus sphinx.

[citation needed] This species is a climbing plant over 330 feet ("more than 100 meters") in length [1] with branches that are brown or grey in color and are marked by narrow fissures and have light lenticels.

[2] Petioles are 4-13 mm long; leaflets are obovate to ovate in shape, glaucous, acuminate at the apex and acute at the base.

Fruit is large and globose, yellow, red or orange colored with a smooth surface and scattered brown or greyish lenticel, size is 8 to 26 cm (3 to 10 inches) long.

[2] Occurs along rivers in the rainforest areas of Central Africa, Southern Nigeria and Northern Angola.