Colophospermum mopane, commonly called mopane, mopani, balsam tree, butterfly tree, or turpentine tree, is a tree in the legume family (Fabaceae), that grows in hot, dry, low-lying areas, in elevation, in the far northern parts of southern Africa, into South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
El mopane o mopani ("Colophospermum mopane") es un árbol que crece en lugares cálidos y secos, entre 200 y 1.150 m de altitud, al norte de Namibia, sur de Angola, nordeste de Botsuana, en todo Zimbabue, al sur de Zambia y Malaui y en Mozambique.