Pericopsis laxiflora is a woody deciduous shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family.

[4] A tree or shrub, common growth reaches between 9 and 12 meters[citation needed] tall but occasionally grows up to 2 meters tall as a shrub.

[citation needed] Trunk usually twisted, rarely straight and with twisted branches, bark is smooth, grey to beige in color while stem is pubescent.

[5] Occurs widely in the Savannah and dry forest regions of West Africa.

In Ghana, it is used as a topical treatment for body pain and among some locals in Cameroon, the plant extracts are used by diabetes patients.