Trichoscypha oddonii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |date=2019 |title=Trichoscypha oddonii |volume=2019 |page=e.T143716256A143716258 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143716256A143716258.en |access-date=2 December 2021}}

|genus = Trichoscypha

|species = oddonii

|authority = De Wild.

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71890-1 |title= Trichoscypha oddonii De Wild.

|author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=January 1, 2023}}

|synonyms = Trichoscypha abut Engl. & Brehmer

Trichoscypha brieyi De Wild.

Trichoscypha cabindensis Exell & Mendonça

Trichoscypha ejui Engl. & Brehmer

Trichoscypha letestui Lecomte

}}

Trichoscypha oddonii, common name mbuta, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found from Cameroon to the Congos and northern Angola. Mature trees reach 26m in height and leaves are up to 2.5m long.{{cite journal |last1=Breteler |first1=F. J. |title=The genus Trichoscypha (Anacardiaceae) in Lower Guinea and Congolia: A synoptic revision |journal=Adansonia |series=Série 3 |date=2004 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=118–120 |url=https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/a2004n1a8.pdf |access-date=2 December 2021}} It is very similar to Trichoscypha acuminata in all characteristics, with the fruit being a little more acidic.