Pycnocoma thonneri Pax ex De Wild. & T.Durand

A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-5 m tall. The stems are 2-10 cm across. The branches are slender. The leaves are clustered at the ends of the small branches. The leaves can vary in shaped and taper at their base. They are 20-30 cm long by 10-15 cm wide. The fruit is 2 cm across and has 3 sections with wings. The seeds are round and brown and 8 mm across.

Dense rainforests and the more open secondary formations, on firm ground with Scorodophloeus zenkeri or with Gilbertiodendron dewevrei; rarely in riverine or swampy forests; at elevations from 350-500 metres.

Caution: The root is a medicine that can cause abortions.

Can be grown by seedlings.