Burseraceae
Schweinfurth's olive
Canarium schweinfurthii
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Canarium
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Schweinfurth's olive
- ff
- Mbelametta
- Ganda
- Empafu, African Elemi tree, African olive, Bush candle, Canarium, Mupafu
Synonyms
- Aucoumea velutina (Guillaumin) Pierre ex Guillaumin
- Canarium chevalieri Guillaumin
- Canarium occidentale A.Chev.
- Canarium thollonianum Guillaumin
- Canarium thollonicum Guillaumin
- Canarium velutinum Guillaumin
Photos
Photo: Muhles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Muhles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Minette Lontsie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Minette Lontsie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Minette Lontsie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Minette Lontsie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.