Vitellaria paradoxa
shea tree
taxon 292385Also known as: Butyrospermum paradoxum, Butyrospermum paradoxum subsp. parkii, Butyrospermum parkii
Indigenous / local names
- kaɗe (ha) Wikidata ↗
- karite (mg) Wikidata ↗
- karite (wo) Wikidata ↗
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Sequence records
genome (fasta)
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First synced: 8/26/2026 · Last updated: 8/26/2026
Source: NCBI GCA_019916065.1 · View at source ↗
Sequencing: PacBio Sequel · FALCON v. 1.8.2; FALCON-Unzip v. 1.8.2 · 243x coverage
publiccc0AFDSI-SEQ-109GoaT: Chromosome assembly · 0.67 Gb · scaffold N50 55,380,075 · 12 chromosomes · View at source ↗
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transcriptome (fasta)
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First synced: 8/26/2026 · Last updated: 8/26/2026
Source: NCBI MG280924.1 · View at source ↗
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No AlphaFold DB proteome found for this species.
Chemical Profiles (external sources)
ChEMBL rows are compounds active against a protein target from this organism — not confirmed as compounds the species itself produces, unlike ANPDB's.
ANPDB: (˗)epicatechin (View at source ↗) — FlavonoidAFDSI-METABOLOMICS-131
ANPDB: 5,6-dihydrobassic acid (View at source ↗) — SteroidAFDSI-METABOLOMICS-132
ANPDB: 16alpha-hydroxybassic acid (View at source ↗) — SteroidAFDSI-METABOLOMICS-133
ANPDB: 1-alpha-2beta-3beta-19-alpha tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (View at source ↗) — SteroidAFDSI-METABOLOMICS-134
ANPDB: 16alpa-hydroxyprotobassic acid (View at source ↗) — SteroidAFDSI-METABOLOMICS-135
Geographic range (Africa)
27,277 real GBIF-recorded occurrences across Africa — see this species on GBIF ↗.
This reflects real occurrence records submitted to GBIF, not a comprehensive range map — sampling effort varies significantly by country and region, so an absence here doesn't mean the species isn't present.