Friesodielsia obovata is a shrub or small tree, sometimes adopting a climbing or scrambling habit, usually growing from 1 -7.5 metres tall with some specimens to 12 metres. The tree spreads through tropical southern Africa – southern DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Muchingachinga belongs to the custard-apple family. It mainly grows along riverine woodlands. It grows open woodland, thickets, grassland with scattered trees and near rivers, often on termite mounds, rocky outcrops and granitic soils; at elevations from 420 – 1,500 metres.