Sacoglottis gabonensis (Baill.) Urb.

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk can be 3 m around. It has buttresses. The crown is dense and dark green. The bark is reddish-brown. It peels off easily. The small branches are smooth. The leaves are 7.5-15 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base and taper to the tip. They are slightly notched with shallow, forward pointing teeth. They are leathery. The flowers are crowded on branched stalks in the axils of leaves. The individual flowers are almost without stalks. The buds are green and the petals yellow. The fruit are oval or round and 2.5-4.5 cm long. They have a hard stone inside.

Usually found near the coast in rain-forest, fresh-water swamp forest; riversides and edges of lagoons at elevations up to 600 metres.

The bark is used for adding a bitter taste to palm wine. The fruit is sweet and edible.

Plants can be grown by seed. Seeds can take 4 months to germinate.