Used to produce Shea nut butter.
Names
Scientific
Vitellaria paradoxa
Synonym
Butyrospermum paradoxa
Butyrospermum parkii
English
Karité
Karite nuts
Shea butter
Shea nut
Shea tree
Sheanuts
Vitellaria
Dutch
Boterboom
Kariteboter
Spanish
Árbol de mantequilla
Karité
French
Arbre à beurre
Karité
German
Afrikanischer Butterbaum
Karitébaum
Schibutterbaum
Sheanussbaum
Italian
Karité
Taxonomy
Order
Ericales
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Vitellaria
Species
Vitellaria paradoxa (Shea tree)