Habitat
Infrequent shade tree over coffee with Gliricidia sepium, Lonchocarpus rugosus, L. salvadorensis and Cordia alliodora.
Habitus
Small tree to 8 m ht.; dbh 25 cm. Bark smoth light grey, inner bark greenish with a strong smell oi garden peas when cut. Leaves discolourous, glossy mid green above, paler below, shedding. Abundant crop of ripe pods in dense cluster, orange-bronw.