🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000263
African pear (safou)
Dacryodes edulis
Also known as African pear (English), Bush butter tree (English), Butterfruit (English), Native pear (English), Nsafu (English), Safou (English), Safoutier (French)
A Central and West African tree producing an oily, plum-like fruit that is typically roasted or boiled before eating.
- Species
- Dacryodes edulis
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Climate requirements
- Requires a warm humid tropical climate.
- Temperature range
- 14-35°C (absolute 18-28°C)
- Rainfall range
- 1200-3000mm (absolute 1000-5000mm)
- Altitude range
- 1000m
- Soil types
- Prefers fertile
- Soil pH
- 5-6.5 (absolute 4-8)
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