Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K.Krause

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 70 cm across. The bark is grey. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are alternate and 25 cm long. They are compound with 2-3 pairs of leaflets and a leaflet at the end. The leaflets are oval and 5-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The edges are slightly wavy. The top surface has resin dots. Trees are separately male and female. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. These are 15 cm long. The flowers are yellow-green. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 1.5 cm long with 4 small teeth on top. The fruit are purplish-black when ripe. There is one seed.

A tropical plant. It grows in savanna and on deep friable soil. It grows in the Sahel. It can grow in arid places.

The young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. The fruit are eaten raw or dried. A fermented drink is made from the fruit. The fruit can also be cooked and made into a sweet drink. The gum from the bark is soluble in water and is edible.

Plants are grown from seed. Seed should be fresh. Seed don't store well at normal temperatures.