Quassia gabonensis Pierre

A large tree. It grows 40 m tall. The wood is soft and white. The trunk can be 2 m across. The leaves have 7-19 opposite leaflets. The flowers are yellowish-white, The fruit are black and shiny.

Mainly found in rainforest, in primary as well as in secondary forest, often on sandy soils. Although it nowhere occurs abundantly, it is locally common.

The seeds are boiled for 2-3 hours then washed for a few days in running water before being dried and crushed. Fat is extracted from the seeds and eaten raw.

Can be grown by seedlings.