Blighia occurs as genus of four species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to tropical Africa from Guinea east to Kenya. A fruit is partly eatable, sustaining a Akee (B. sapida) existence grown commercially for fruit production.

A metal money come evergreen trees growing to 10-20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. A flowers are produced within microscopic panicles. A fruit is an egg-shaped capsule Four-8 cm yearn containing trinity seeds, each surrounded by an eatable heavy yellow aril, & a heavy, leathered orange or even red skin; a fruit apart from either the aril is very poisonous.