Vitellaria paradoxa

Summary

Vitellaria paradoxa is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (465 views/month, #1,475 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vitellaria paradoxa's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is classified within Vitellaria^[6].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's scientific name is Vitellaria paradoxa^[7].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is a type of useful plant^[8].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's Commons category is recorded as Vitellaria paradoxa^[9].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vitellaria paradoxa^[10].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's Commons gallery is recorded as Vitellaria paradoxa^[11].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's taxon synonym is recorded as Butyrospermum parkii^[12].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102598^[13].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's this taxon is source of is recorded as shea wood^[14].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's this taxon is source of is recorded as shea butter^[15].
• Vitellaria paradoxa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. paradoxa'}^[16].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shea butter'}^[17].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'ak', 'text': 'Nkuto'}^[18].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Karitébaum'}^[19].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shea tree'}^[20].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Voipuu'}^[21].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shea Butter Tree'}^[22].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Karité'}^[23].
• Vitellaria paradoxa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牛油果'}^[24].

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Classification

Vitellaria paradoxa's scientific name is Vitellaria paradoxa^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Vitellaria^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shea butter'}^[17], {'lang': 'ak', 'text': 'Nkuto'}^[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Karitébaum'}^[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shea tree'}^[20], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Voipuu'}^[21], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shea Butter Tree'}^[22].

Identifiers

Vitellaria paradoxa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 444757^[25]. Vitellaria paradoxa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 292385^[26]. Vitellaria paradoxa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1149436^[27]. Vitellaria paradoxa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2886750^[28]. Vitellaria paradoxa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505960^[29].

Why It Matters

Vitellaria paradoxa ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (465 views/month, #1,475 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]