Afrocanthium lactescens (Hiern) Lantz

A small tree. It grows to 5-10 m high. The branches are horizontal. The bark is dark grey. It is smooth but becomes rough with age. The leaves are produced in side spur shoots. One pair of leaves and one internode are added each year. Leaves are oval and 19 cm long by 16 cm wide. They have a smooth feel. They are pale to dark green and turn yellow in autumn. The base is lobed. The leaf stalk is thick and 1.5 cm long. The flowers are small and white or pale yellow. They have a sweet scent. They occur in loose open sprays in the clusters of leaves. The fruit are oval and unequal. They are 7-10 mm long. Sometimes they have 2 lobes. They are brown to purple when mature. They are edible.

A tropical plant. It grows in deciduous woodland. It is often protected amongst rocks. In Kenya it grows between 1,000-2,300 m altitude. In Tanzania it grows in areas with a rainfall between 1,000-1,300 mm.

The ripe fruit are eaten raw. They are sweet.

Plants can be grown from fresh seed.