[1] The plant is called prekese (or, more correctly, prɛkɛsɛ aka soup perfume) in the Twi language of Ghana.

Its sweet fragrance is valued, and its fruit is used to spice dishes, such as Banga soup.

A medium grey barked deciduous tree that can grow up to 25 m tall, the trunk is slender and straight while the slash is reddish and scented.

[5] The inflorescence is arranged in spike-like axillary racemes with the flowers pinkish cream to orange brown in color.

[5] The fruit typically hangs at the edges of branches and[6] inside the pod are tiny rattling black to brownish seeds.