Canarium schweinfurthii
| African canarium | |
|---|---|
| Leaves of Canarium schweinfurthii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. schweinfurthii |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarium schweinfurthii | |
Canarium schweinfurthii (commonly known as the bush candle, African olive, African elemi, Empafu, or canarium), is a species of large tree native to tropical Africa. Names in many African languages are variations of mupafu.