Pentadesma_butyracea
Pentadesma butyracea
Species of tree
Pentadesma butyracea is a tree native to the forests of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroon. It has multiple uses, the main one being the manufacture of a kind of butter called "kpangnan butter" similar to shea butter. The timber is used in cabinetmaking and construction.
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It is sometimes called African butter tree.