Tieghemella africana Pierre

A large tree. It grows to 50 m high. The trunk is 2.5 m across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 8-16 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 7-10 cm across. There are 1-3 seeds per fruit. The seeds are about 5 cm long and 2-3 cm wide.

An emergent tree of primary rain forest, most common in coastal lowland and diminishing towards the eastern parts of its range. It occurs scattered in the forest, but may locally be more abundant.

The pulp around the seeds is eaten raw. The seeds are pounded and soaked and washed then boiled. The oil is eaten.

Can be grown by seedlings.