Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the phytoremediation effects of Dacryodes edulis seeds on the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in germinating leaves of Telfairia occidentalis grown in crude oil polluted environment. Differential amounts of the powdered seed of Dacryodes edulis was introduced into four cotton wool vessels which were contaminated with crude oil prior to the planting of T. occidentalis.