Strombosia scheffleri grows up to 25 to 35 meters tall with a straight trunk that is sometimes buttressed at the base.

[1] The bark is light brown to greyish or yellowish green in color and flaky, while the slash is creamy revealing a reddish inner bark; its stems tend to hang downwards.

[2] Inflorescence are arranged in axillary fascicles with flowers that are greenish yellow in color.

[3] Occurs in Tropical Africa in the Guinea-Congolian biographical region eastwards to southern Sudan and southwards to Mozambique.

[3] It is planted as a shade tree in banana, coffee and cocoa plantations.