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Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. - Anacardiaceae - marula, Marula-Baum, Elefantenbaum

Evergreen dioecious tree, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.

„The tree grows up to 18 m tall mostly in low altitudes and open woodlands. The fruits are used in the liqueur Amarula. The distribution of this species throughout Africa and Madagascar has followed the Bantu in their migrations, as it has been an important item in their diet since time immemorial. The fruits which ripen between December and March have a light yellow skin, with white flesh, rich in vitamin C—about eight times the amount found in an orange—are succulent, tart with a strong and distinctive flavour.“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerocarya_birrea

Two varieties: Sclerocarya birrea subsp. birrea; Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra

„Head-space volatiles of the fruit pulp and the whole fruits (skin volatiles) were investigated using solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) and GC–MS. The two major compounds in the fruit pulp were β-caryophyllene (91.3%) and α-humulene (8.3%). Thirty volatiles representing 88.7% of the total composition were identified in the head-space of the whole fruits. Heptadecene (16.1%); benzyl 4-methylpentanoate (8.8%), benzyl butyrate (6.7%), (Z)-13-octadecenal (6.2%) and cyclo-pentadecane (5.7%) were present in levels higher than 5%. The major alcohol detected in the head-space of the whole intact fruits was (Z)-3-decen-1-ol (8.4%).“
[Head-space volatiles of marula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra). Viljoen, A. M., Kamatou, G. P. P., Başer, K. H. C., South African Journal of Botany, Vol.74(2), 2008, 325-326]