Lannea velutina A.Rich.

A small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 45 cm across. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are leaflets along the stalk. There are 3-5 pairs of leaflets and one at the end. The leaflets are 4-12 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They have a velvety covering underneath. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The flowers are in a spike like group. This is 15 cm long. They have brown hairs. The fruit is oval and fleshy. They are 8-10 mm long by 6-7 mm wide. There are 4 teeth at the tip. They are softly hairy and yellow to red.

Wooded savannah, on various types of soil; edge of lateritic hardpan (very abundant) in savannah; lateritic scree; gravel; sandy places..

The fruit are eaten raw.

Can be grown by seedlings.