Glabrous tree to 25 m. tall and bole to 1.7 m. diameter, with spreading branches and smooth grey bark. Leaves 10–16 cm. long; rhachis flattened above, not winged; leaflets in 2–3 pairs, the lower ovate, ± 5–8(–12) cm. long, 2–4(–6) cm. wide, the upper elliptic-lanceolate to elliptic, 8–11 cm. long, 2.5–5 cm. wide, acute; in young and vigorous leaves the petiole and rhachis may be ± broadly winged and leaflets up to 18 cm. long, 8 cm. wide. Male inflorescences with several elongate racemose branches, 6–10 cm. long; female usually ± simple. Flower whitish, 5–8 mm. wide. Fruits green or yellow, sub-globose, plum-like, 2.5 cm. long, 1.5–2.5 cm. wide, with rather scanty flesh; seed yellowish white, large or 2 hemispherical seeds; aril salmon-coloured or yellowish.
Notes
The marroncillo, honey berry or Spanish lime, a native of S. America has been grown at Lushoto District, Amani, Greenway 950 and Entebbe (Dale, Introd. Trees Uganda: 50 (1953)).
