Clusiaceae
Butter tree
Pentadesma butyracea
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Genus
- Pentadesma
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 猪油果, 豬油果
- English
- Butter tree
- French
- Arbre à chandelle, Beurre de Kpangnan
- Indonesian
- Binar
Synonyms
- Pentadesma kerstingii Engl. ex Volkens
- Pentadesma lecomteana Pierre ex A.Chev.
- Pentadesma leptonema Pierre
- Pentadesma leptonema var. klainei Pierre ex A.Chev.
- Pentadesma leucantha A.Chev.
- Pentadesma nigritana Baker f.
- Pentadesma ogoouensis Baudon
- Pentadesma parviflora Exell
Photos
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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.