Vitellaria paradoxa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff08c69a32811809791 |
| Scientific name | Vitellaria paradoxa |
| Authority | C.F.Gaertn. |
| First published in | Suppl. Carp. : 131 (1807) |
Description Top
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Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lucuma paradoxa | A.DC. | Prodr. 8: 173 (1844) |
| Bassia parkii | G.Don | Gen. Hist. iv. 36. |
| Butyrospermum paradoxum | (C.F.Gaertn.) Hepper | Taxon 11: 227 (1962) |
| Butyrospermum parkii var. mangifolium | Pierre ex A.Chev. | Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 2(2): 32. 1907 |
| Butyrospermum parkii var. poissonii | A.Chev. | Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 2(2): 32. 1907 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | shea tree |
| English | shea butter |
| English | shea butter tree |
| English | shi tree |
| Spanish | karite |
| Spanish | karité |
| Spanish | manteca de karite |
| Spanish | manteca de karité |
| Spanish | shea |
| Akan | nkuto dua |
| Akan | nkuto |
| Arabic | شية |
| Arabic | شجرة الشية |
| Bambara | si |
| Catalan | karité |
| Catalan | oli de karité |
| Catalan | mantega de karité |
| Catalan | shea |
| Czech | máslovník africký |
| Danish | smørtræ |
| dag | taaŋa |
| German | schibutterbaum |
| German | sheanussbaum |
| German | sheanußbaum |
| German | karité |
| German | karitébaum |
| German | afrikanischer butterbaum |
| din | rak |
| Esperanto | buterarbo |
| Estonian | võiseemnik |
| Basque | karite |
| Persian | درخت روغن قلم |
| Finnish | voipuu |
| Finnish | karite |
| French | karite |
| French | arbre à beurre |
| French | karité |
| frr | sheanödbuum |
| Hausa | kaɗe |
| Hebrew | שיאה |
| Italian | karitè |
| Italian | karité |
| Italian | albero del burro |
| Japanese | シアーバターノキ |
| Japanese | シアバターノキ |
| kus | ta'aŋ |
| kus | ta'aŋ tiig |
| Lithuanian | sviestmedis |
| Lithuanian | taukmedis |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis sviestmedis |
| Malagasy | karite |
| Macedonian | шеја |
| Macedonian | вителарија |
| Macedonian | карите |
| Macedonian | шеа |
| Macedonian | маслено дрво |
| Norwegian Bokmål | smørtre |
| nqo | ߛߋ߬ߖߎ |
| Polish | masłosz parka |
| Polish | masłosz |
| Portuguese | carité |
| Portuguese | karitê |
| Portuguese | karité |
| Russian | Ши |
| Russian | Карите |
| Russian | Дерево Ши |
| Russian | Каритэ |
| Sango | bâlâwâ |
| Sango | v |
| Swedish | sheanötsträd |
| Swedish | sheaträd |
| Swedish | sheanöt |
| wo | karite |
| Chinese | 乳油木 |
| Chinese | 牛油果 |
| Chinese | 非洲果 |
| Chinese | 雪亞果 |
| Chinese | 乳木果 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. nilotica | (Kotschy) A.N.Henry, Chithra & N.C.Nair | Taxon 32: 286 (1983) |
| Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000332885 |
| UNII | 3E76221P8W |
| USDA Plants | VIPA12 |
| Tropicos | 50053507 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790034-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-213267 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 194532 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 292385 |
| IUCN Red List | 37083 |
| IPNI | 790034-1 |
| iNaturalist | 444757 |
| GBIF | 2886750 |
| Freebase | /m/01pk6r |
| EPPO | VILPA |
| EOL | 1149436 |
| US Library of Congress | sh89001665 |
| USDA GRIN | 102598 |
| Wikipedia | Vitellaria |
| CMAUP | NPO4594 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_019916065.1 | ASM1991606v1 | Chromosome | Ghent university | 2021-09-09 | 243.0x | 636.30 Mb |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives | |||||
| Syringic acid | 10742 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C(=O)O | 198.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Gallic acids | |||||
| Gallic Acid | 370 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O | 170.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses | |||||
| alpha-D-GALACTOSE | 439357 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O | 180.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Diazanaphthalenes / Benzodiazines / Quinazolines | |||||
| 4(1H)-Quinazolinone, 1-methyl- | 18992 | Click to see CN1C=NC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C21 | 160.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Arborine | 63123 | Click to see CN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)N=C1CC3=CC=CC=C3 | 250.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Benzoquinolines / Acridines / Acridones | |||||
| 1,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-Dimethoxy-10-Methyl-9-Acridone | 14463129 | Click to see CN1C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C(=O)C3=C1C(=CC=C3)O)O)OC)OC | 301.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Arborinine | 5281832 | Click to see CN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C31)OC)OC)O | 285.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Furanoquinolines | |||||
| Dictamnine | 68085 | Click to see COC1=C2C=COC2=NC3=CC=CC=C31 | 199.20 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Kokusaginine | 10227 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C=COC3=N2)OC)OC | 259.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Skimmianine | 6760 | Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1)C(=C3C=COC3=N2)OC)OC | 259.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids | |||||
| epigallocatechin-(4beta->8)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate | 467305 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O)OC(=O)C7=CC(=C(C(=C7)O)O)O | 762.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Catechin gallates | |||||
| Epigallocatechin Gallate | 65064 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O | 458.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins | |||||
| Epigallocatechin | 72277 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O | 306.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Gallocatechin | 65084 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O | 306.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| 5'-Hydroxymorin | 16113029 | Click to see C1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3O)O)O)O)O | 318.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricetin | 5281672 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 318.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O | 302.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 6325002 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC4=C(C=C(C=C4[O+]=C3C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 581.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | 101036025 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)C)O)O)O)O)O | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricetin 3-(6''-galloylgalactoside) | 5319985 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O | 632.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricetin 3-arabinoside | 21672568 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 450.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| myricetin-3-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside | 23900088 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 450.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricetin-3-O-rutinoside | 21577860 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 626.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricitrin | 5281673 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| 3,5-dihydroxy-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | 102444976 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC(=C3C(=C2)OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins | |||||
| Ellagic Acid | 5281855 | Click to see C1=C2C3=C(C(=C1O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C43)OC2=O)O)O | 302.19 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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