Strombosia scheffleri Engl.

A large tree. It grows to 30 m high. The bark is pale brown peeling to reveal light patches. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are oblong. They are 7-20 cm long by 4-12 cm wide. They are light green. The flowers are clustered on very short side shoots. They are small and yellowish-green. They are about 5 mm long. The sepals form a tube. The fruit are oblong. They are 2.5 cm long. They have a round depression at the tip. They are green when young.

Lowland rain-forest with Chrysophyllum albidum, Cola gigantea, Erythrophleum suaveolens, Alstonia boonei, Parinari excelsa, Milicia excelsa. Sometimes dominant as a canopy tree in (sub-)montane and fringing forests.

Can be grown by seedlings.