Vitellaria

Vitellaria
Shea Tree
Shea nuts
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Vitellaria C.F.Gaertn.
Species:	V. paradoxa
Binomial name
Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn.
Synonyms
Butyrospermum paradoxa Butyrospermum parkii

Acknowledgements

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