Monodora angolensis

Monodora angolensis is a tree reaching 18 to 20 m in height with a diameter at breast height of 10 to 25 cm. It lacks stilt roots or buttresses. The leaves are elliptic, 4 to 20 cm long, with a cuneate to obtuse base and acuminate apex. The flowers have nine perianth parts in three whorls and are borne on ramiflorous inflorescences. The sepals are ovate, green with red and purple speckles, and the outer petals are oblong-obovate, red-brown with pale yellow spots. The fruit is elongated, measuring 25 to 85 mm in length.