Pleiocarpa mutica grows as a shrub or small tree up to 7.5 metres (25 ft) tall, with a stem diameter of up to 5 cm (2 in).

Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for stomach-ache, kidney diseases, malaria, jaundice and as a laxative.

[3] Pleiocarpa mutica is native to an area of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone east to the Central African Republic.

[2] The species is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to 600 metres (2,000 ft) altitude.

[3] The alkaloid kopsinine, which has in vitro anticholinergic activity, has been isolated from Pleiocarpa mutica.