ON THIS PLANT
Dacryodes edulis is a fruit tree native to Africa, sometimes called safou (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola), plum (Cameroon), atanga (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon), ube (Nigeria), African pear, bush pear, African plum, nsafu, bush butter tree, or butterfruit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Dacryodes
- Family
- Burseraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en African-pear en Bush-buttertree en Eben tree en African Bush Pear en Bush Butter Tree en Bush Plum
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