| Bafodeya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Malpighiales | 
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae | 
| Genus: | Bafodeya Prance ex F.White [2] | 
| Species: | B. benna | 
| Binomial name | |
| Bafodeya benna (Scott-Elliot) Prance ex F.White | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
| Parinari bennaScott-Elliot | |
Bafodeya is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described in 1976. [2] [4]
There is only one known species, Bafodeya benna, native to tropical West Africa (Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone). [3] [5]
The species is listed as vulnerable. [1]