Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.
SAPOTACEAE
- Sapodilla family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Shea butter
English name: bambouk-buttertree English name: galam-buttertree
Spanish name: butirospermo
French name: karité
German name: Schibutterbaum
Grown habit:
Duration:
Synonyms:
= Butyrospermum paradoxum (C.F. Gaertn.) Hepper ssp. parkii (G. Don) Hepper
= Butyrospermum parkii (G. Don) Kotschy
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Ebenales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Vitellaria
Species:
Page counter: 235 ( AVG: 222.3 / 291.376 )
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