Sorindeia africana is a medium-sized tree within the family Anacardiaceae.

It is a variable species with more than ten heterotypic synonyms.

[2] Branches are sometimes free of hair but when hairy, it has a distinctive brown indumentum.

Leaves are papery to leathery, leaflets can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in length and 6 cm (2.4 in) in width, they are rounded to cuneate at base and acuminate at the apex.

[2] Sorindeia africana occurs largely in west-central tropical Africa (Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon) and has also been observed in Angola, Nigeria and Zambia.