Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.

A forest tree up to 30 m. high; bole unbuttressed, straight and cylindrical, free from branches for 8–15 m. at maturity; bark grey, scaling.. Leaves clustered at the ends of the branchlets, (3–)5–7(–13)-foliolate; rachis 10–25 cm. long, semicylindric, longitudinally grooved above, glabrous or with a few stellate hairs; petiolules 1–5 mm. long on lateral leaflets, 2–5 cm. long on the terminal one; leaflets oblong-ovate, ovate-lanceolate or ovate, 10–15(–20) cm. long, 5–7(–10) cm. broad, long-acuminate at the apex, cuneate or obtuse and asymmetric at the base, papyraceous, glabrous or with minute scattered hairs especially on the nerves beneath, discolorous, margin entire or somewhat sinuate or undulate; midrib and lateral nerves raised beneath.. Inflorescence of subterminal axillary panicles up to 20 cm. long, pyramidal and up to 8 cm. wide, yellowish tomentose; bracts ovate, 3–8 mm. long; pedicels 2–4 mm. long.. Calyx-lobes 0.6–0.8 mm. long, ciliate-denticulate, glabrous or stellate hairy.. Petals oblong-elliptic, 2.5–3 mm. long, 1.4–1.7 mm. broad, yellow.. Drupe ellipsoid or suborbicular and compressed, 6–8 mm. long, 4–6 mm. in diameter.

Deciduous and secondary forests. Lowland forests in Tanzania. Lowland rainforest and riverine forest at elevations up to 1,100 metres, occasionally to 1,250 metres. It is often found in swampy areas in the forest.

The fruit are used for jam and tarts.

Plants can be grown from seeds.