Vitellaria — 1 species

Cultivation

Shea butter tree is a plant of the drier lowland tropics, usually at elevations up to 600 metres, though it can also be cultivated at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 38°c, but can tolerate 18 - 43°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 500 - 1,000mm, but tolerates 300 - 1,800mm.