Burseraceae

African plum

Pachylobus edulis G.Don

Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Pachylobus

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African plum: Dacryodes edulis (G.Don) Lam. fr: safoutier Afrique tropicale centrale et occidentale. Jardin botanique Meise — Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

Catalan: Atanga, Safou
Chinese: 非洲梨, 梨榄, 牛油树
English: African plum, Bush butter tree, Bush pear, Butterfruit, Eben tree
French: Safoutier, Atangatier
Japanese: ダクリオデス・エドゥリス
Korean: 사푸나무
Lingala: Sáfú
Malayalam: സഫോവു
Romanian: Safou
Russian: Дакриодес съедобный

Synonyms

Canarium edule (G.Don) Hook.f.
Canarium edule Engl.
Canarium mansfeldianum Engl.
Canarium mubafo Ficalho
Canarium saphu Engl.
Dacryodes edulis (G.Don) H.J.Lam
Dacryodes edulis var. parvicarpa Okafor
Pachylobus edulis var. mubafo (Ficalho) Engl.
Pachylobus edulis var. preussii Engl.
Pachylobus edulis var. sylvestris A.Chev.
Pachylobus saphu (Engl.) Engl.

Photos

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Original map: User:Lokal_Profil Modified map: User:Hippo99, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: BayoCine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: BayoCine, 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). About our plant data.