Paramacrolobium coeruleum (Taub.) J.Léonard

Tree 5–40 m. high (fide F.C.B.), usually about 5–15 m. in East Africa; bark grey-brown, fairly smooth, with very fine longitudinal striations; branchlets glabrous, or sometimes (especially in Kenya) ± pubescent when young.. Leaves glabrous, or rarely with some pubescence especially on rhachis, petiolules and near leaflet-bases; leaflets ± falcate and lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or sometimes ovate, (2.5–)4–10(–15, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, (1.4–)1.8–4.3(–6, fide F.C.B.) cm. wide, tapering-acuminate at apex, rounded to broadly cuneate at base; network of veins very close and rather prominent on both surfaces.. Inflorescence glabrous except for bracts; pedicels 1.5–3 cm. long; bracteoles thick and hard, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 2–3–3.2(–3.7, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, 1–1.8 cm. wide, glabrous outside, densely tomentellous within.. Hypanthium glabrous.. Largest petal obovate, 3–3.5(–4.7, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, 1–2.3 cm. wide.. Pods 8.5–18(–20, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, 2.5–5(–6, fide F.C.B.) cm. wide.. Seeds dark brown, ± quadrate, 1.3–2.5 cm. long, 1–2 cm. wide.. Fig. 34, p. 156.

Closed evergreen forest, rain-forest on firm ground; river sides in Brachystegia forest-woodland; gallery forest; often forming clumps; at elevations up to 525 metres.

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.