Cynometra megalophylla Harms

A medium sized tree. It grows 12-20 m high. The trunk can be 1 m across. It branches low down and can have many stems. The young leaves droop and are often red. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk in opposite pairs. The base of the leaflet is unequal. The flowers are white. The fruit are warted.

It is a tropical plant. It grows along river banks. It grows in the rainforest. It grows in lowland regions. It suits humid locations. In Nigeria it is recorded up to 1,440 m above sea level.

Can be grown by seedlings.