It is also called African grapes and occurs in the Sudan and Guinea savanna of West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.

[4] The species is capable of growing up to 15 m high with a rather short trunk and dense crown, it has a grey and smooth bark with a reddish and white fibrous slash.

Fruits are ellipsoid in shape, grows in raceme like bundles of between 3-25, purple to blackish color when ripe.

[8] Leaf extracts of the species is traditionally used in would healing process and for topical treatments of various ailments including conjunctivitis, gingivitis and stomatitis.

[9][10] It exhibits interesting thermophysical properties for high-temperature heat storage, particularly in concentrated solar power plants.