Parkia bicolor is a medium to large tree growing to a height of about 40 m (130 ft) with a trunk a metre or more in diameter with narrow, spreading buttresses.

The inflorescence is a pendulous, two-part head of small flowers, which is followed by long, dangling pods each containing up to twenty-five seeds.

[3] Parkia bicolor is found in tropical western and central Africa, its range extending from Sierra Leone eastward to Yangambi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and southwards to Cabinda (Angola).

[4] The timber of Parkia bicolor is not highly esteemed but is used to make planks, and canoes and for light construction work, joinery and turnery.

The bark, leaves and roots are all used in traditional medicine and the spreading crown makes this a useful shade tree.