A tree to 35 m high by 1.70 m in girth of the rain-forest and mixed deciduous forest and recorded from Ivory Coast to W Cameroons, and occurring also in E Cameroun and Gabon.The base of the tree is buttressed with a long clean straight bole. The wood is hard, yellow, and sinks in water when fresh (1, 2). It is used for making mortars in Ghana (2).