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*Medium-sized to fairly large tree up to 30(–40) m tall, but usually smaller; bole straight, cylindrical, up to 50(–80) cm in diameter, without buttresses or with short buttresses; bark grey to dark brown; crown dense, rounded. *Leaves alternate, bipinnately compound with a single pair of pinnae; stipules linear, caducous; petiole short, with large gland at apex on upper side; axes of pinnae 15–20 cm long; leaflets in 5–6 pairs per pinna, opposite, elliptical, 7–15 cm × 2–6 cm, acuminate, leathery, glabrous. *Inflorescence an axillary or terminal pendent spike 6–10 cm long, arranged in panicles, many-flowered; bracts very small. *Flowers bisexual, regular, 5-merous, small, sessile, hairy; calyx campanulate, c. 2 mm long, shortly toothed; petals fused at base, c. 4 mm long, pinkish to brownish orange; stamens 10, fused at base, much longer than petals, with glands at apex; ovary superior, slightly stalked, hairy, 1-celled, style long and slender. *Fruit an obliquely oblong pod up to 17 cm × 4.5 cm, strongly flattened, long-attenuate at base, rounded at apex, woody, 2-valved, 5–10-seeded. *Seeds angular, flattened. *Seedling with epigeal germination; hypocotyl 4–5 cm long, finely reddish-hairy, epicotyl 3–4 cm long; cotyledons thick, fleshy, oblong, notched, purplish.

* R.H.M.J. Lemmens , PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands

Lemmens, R.H.M.J., 2006. '''Calpocalyx brevibracteatus''' Harms. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Louppe, D., Oteng-Amoako, A.A. & Brink, M. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.