Monodora tenuifolia Benth.

A small tree. It grows to 15 m high. The trunk can be 1.2 m across. The crown is spreading. The bark is grey-green with dark lines along it. The leaves are 7-20 cm long. They are 3.5-7.5 cm across. The are usually rounded at the base and pointed at the tip. The leaf stalks are 6 mm long. The flowers are on stalks 3.5-7.5 cm long. They have a bract half way up. The flowers are yellow at the tips with red-purple blotches. The fruit are 7-10 cm long by 8 cm across. They are speckled green and white, but turn black with maturity.

A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests. It can tolerate some fires re-sprouting from the base. It grows at low elevations. In Nigeria it is recorded at 900 m above sea level.

Plants can be grown from seeds.