The Safou originates from Africa where it is a traditional food plant. It grows in the humid, tropical forests of West and Central Africa.
Names
Scientific
Dacryodes edulis
English
African pear
Bush butter tree
Butterfruit
Native pear
Nsafu
Safou
Dutch
Safou
French
Safou
Safoutier
Taxonomy
Genus
Dacryodes
Family
Burseraceae
Order
Sapindales
Crop categories
Fruits
Food crops
Tropical crops