Monodora tenuifolia is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to equatorial Africa. George Bentham, the English botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its slender (tenuis, in Latin) leaves (folium, in Latin).
It is a small tree reaching 8 to 10 meters in height. Its narrow, oblong leaves are 15-20 by 4-5 centimeters. Its solitary flowers are on a long pedicel. Its 6 petals are arranged in two rows of 3. The outer petals are white with red highlights ...