Bafodeya is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described in 1976.Ghillean Prance ex White, Frank. 1976. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 46(3–4): 271
There is only one known species, Bafodeya benna, native to tropical West Africa (Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBoudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
The species is listed as vulnerable.
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