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| Dacryodes edulis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Dacryodes |
| Species: | D. edulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dacryodes edulis H.J. Lam
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Native distribution of the Safou[1]
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| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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Dacryodes edulis is a fruit tree in the family Burseraceae native to Africa. Its various regional names include safou (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola), messa, plum (Cameroon), atanga (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon), ube, elumi/rukuki (Nigeria),[2][3] African pear, bush pear, African plum, nsafu, bush butter tree, or butterfruit.
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- ^ Bascom, William R. (Jan 1951). "Yoruba Food". Africa. 20 (1). Cambridge University Press: 47. doi:10.2307/1156157. JSTOR 1156157. S2CID 149837516.
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