It remains leafless for several months in the dry season. The fruit pulp is edible and said to have an apricot-like flavor. Williamson quotes an unidentified source as saying that it is one of the best of the indigenous fruits in parts of tropical Africa. It is much appreciated in the wild by shepherds. Fresh leaves are employed as fodder for domestic animals.
Boiled leaves serve as native perfume, and dried leaves are used as filling for mattresses.
The soft, grayish wood is fashioned into hoe handles and employed in building huts. The wood ashes are used in making soap and native snuff. It is pounded in water and the liquid is then used as a hair dressing. A poor-quality fiber derived from the bark is made into rope for tying fences. A combination of the bark and roots serves as an insecticide, and the root has been used for homicidal purposes.