Safou Fruit Plant (Dacryodes Edulis) Plant Type:Seedling plant Botanical Name: Annona Cacans

Botanical Name: Annona Cacans

large seeds

native to an area that includes the Greater Sunda Islands

wild-harvested for generations

Safou Fruit Plant (Dacryodes Edulis) Plant Type:Seedling plant Botanical Name: Annona CacansSafou Fruits (Dacryodes Edulis): Botanical Name: Dacryodes Edulis Common Names: Prune, Atanga, African Pear, Bush Pear, African Plum, Ube, Nsafu, Bush Butter Tree, Butter Fruit. General Information: Rare, nutritionally dense fruits. Native to Africa. Raw or cooked fruit has a mildly acidic taste. Fleshy, butyraceous pericarp (5 mm thick) surrounds a leathery shelled stone. Eaten raw or cooked to make a "butter". Softens and swells when immersed in hot