Synonym: Pierreodendron africanum.
Region: West Africa, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Culture: threatened by habitat loss.
Use: bark as insecticide and rat poison.
BotanyLarge forest tree; 24 m tall; uncommon.
Flowers: red.
Fruits: yellow when ripe.
Action: anti-tumor.