Belongs to the monotypic genus; Subfamily: Humbertioideae: Tribe: Humbertieae.

Medium-sized tree up to 30 m and 2 m diameter at the base, yellow wood, hard, citrus sandalwood smell. Alternate leaves, grouped at the tip of the branches, simple. Inflorescences terminal, thyrsoids. Berry, ellipsoid-ovoid,slightly fleshy; 1-2(-4) ovoid seeds. Humbertia differs from the genera within the Erycibeae tribe in its undivided style. It forms an isolated lineage positioned as a sister group to the rest of the Convolvulaceae (Stefanović & al., 2002). Green fruits are eaten by Varecia variegata variegata. Its wood is extremely durable, resistant to the attacks of fungi, insects and marine drilling insects. It is used for heavy construction, exterior and interior carpentry, poles, shipbuilding, docks, bridges, heavy and luxury parquet, mining props and railway sleepers (http4).