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Colvillea racemosa is a deciduous tree with an open, elongate crown and irregularly spreading or pendulous branches. It usually grows up to 20 metres tall but occasional specimens can be up to 30 metres. The bole is usually straight and cylindrical, but sometimes slightly sinuous. It can be up to 100cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is suitable for reforestation projects and is often planted as an ornamental because of its bright orange flowers and delicate foliage. The plant is locally common, but its natural habitat of deciduous woodland is strongly fragmented .It is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011) A plant of the drier lowland tropics and subtropics, where it can be found at elevations up to
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