Alafia lucida grows as a liana up to 45 metres (150 ft) long, with a stem diameter of up to 18 centimetres (7 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a yellow or cream corolla, dark red at the throat. The fruit is dark brown with paired cylindrical follicles, each up to 75 centimetres (30 in) in diameter.[2]
Alafia lucida is native to an area of tropical Africa from Liberia east to Tanzania.[1] Its habitat is forests, from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.[2]
Local traditional medicinal uses of Alafia lucida include as a treatment for jaundice, eye problems and stomach complaints. The plant has been used as arrow poison.[2]