Baikiaea plurijuga is a medium-sized deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, each with 4-5 pairs of opposed leaflets.

The fruit are flattened, woody pods with a hooked tip that splits explosively, sending the seeds out over some distance.

This woodland grows on the deep, aeolian, and fluvial Kalahari Sands, which have virtually no clay or silt.

[5] The commercial timber industry has over-exploited extensive teak forests in some parts of its range (e.g., in Sesheke District, Zambia).

[5] Baikiaea plurijuga is classified as Near Threatened because its forests have been considerably reduced due to high logging levels over the last half-century.