Inflorescences of Heteromorpha arborescens var. abyssinica appear above the leaves in summer. They grow in rounded terminal heads known as compound umbels that become up to 5 cm in diameter.
The small, greenish white or yellowish flowers are bisexual, their floral parts occurring in fives. The calyx is five-toothed, the petals in-curving and keeled on their insides. The stamens are longer than the petals. The two-chambered ovary has two short styles.
The laterally flattened fruit has two longitudinally ridged or winged parts, creamy brown in colour when dry. The fruits carried in round clusters contain a volatile aromatic oil.
Various plant parts have found their way into traditional medicine and some practices involving magic (Coates Palgrave, 2002; Pooley, 1993).