Landolphia lanceolata (K.Schum.) Pichon

A shrub. It grows 30-60 cm high. It has a creeping rhizome or underground stem and this sends out annual shoots. The leaves are sword shaped. They are often in rings of 3 or 4. The flowers are white or yellow and at the ends of shoots. The fruit are pear shaped berries. They are yellow and on long stalks. There are 5 seeds.

A tropical plant. It grows in the savannah. It grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.