Amphipterygium adstringens (Schltdl.) Schiede ex Standl.

A tree. It grows 4-9 m tall. The bark is wrinkled and grey. It has corky lumps. The branches have scars of fallen leaves. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. There are 3-7 leaflets. The leaflets have a wedge shaped base. There are teeth along the edge. The end leaflet is spoon shaped. The male flowering shoot is 8-9 cm long. The female flowers are 1.3 cm long. There are 2-4 flowers.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forests. It grows between 200-700 m above sea level.

Plants can be grown from seeds. The fruit can be washed and soaked in water fro 24 hours and then planted without having to removed the seeds from the fruit.