Biology:Dacryodes klaineana
| Dacryodes klaineana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Dacryodes |
| Species: | D. klaineana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dacryodes klaineana (Pierre) H.J.Lam
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Dacryodes klaineana is an evergreen perennial tree within the Burseraceae family. It is locally called Monkey plum and African cherry fruit as a result of its edible pulp.
Description
The species is capable of growing up 25 meters tall and reaching 60 cm in diameter.[1] Leaves, alternate arrangement, imparipinnately compound, between 2 - 4 pairs of leaflets per pinnae, younger trees tend to have more pairs of leaflets; petiole with a size range between 2.5 x 6.5 cm long, glabrous lamina.[1] Leaf-blade: narrowly elliptic to narrowly ovate, 4.5 x 18 cm long and 2 x 6.5 cm wide, petiolules of the terminal leaflet slightly longer while those of the lower pairs slightly shorter than others and also with shorter leaflets. Flowers, pale creamy corolla.[1] Fruit, ovoid berry, pointed at the top and orange when ripe with edible pulp.[1]
Distribution
Occurs in West Tropical Africa and in parts Central Africa. Trades under the name Adjouaba.[2]
Uses
Traditional healers use root extracts to treat skin diseases while leaf is used as part of a process to treat painful menstruation.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Voorhoeve, A. G. (1979). Liberian high forest trees : a systematic botanical study of the 75 most important or frequent high forest trees, with reference to numerous related species (2nd impr ed.). Wageningen: Pudoc. pp. 80–86. ISBN 90-220-0701-4. OCLC 63303450. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63303450.
- ↑ "Adjouaba (Dacryodes klaineana)" (in en-US). http://www.tropicaltimber.info/specie/adjouaba-dacryodes-klaineana/.
- ↑ Ogheneovo, Ogboru Rachel; Oseigbokan, Akideno Lawson; Olabisi, Rafiu Basirat; Oduola, Lawal Ibraheem (2019). "Phytochemical Screening and Mineral Analysis of the Pulp of Dacryodes klaineana (Pierre) H.J.LAM" (in en).
- ↑ Tee, Lee Hong; Yang, Bao; Nagendra, Krishnamurthy Prasad; Ramanan, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara; Sun, Jian; Chan, Eng-Seng; Tey, Beng Ti; Azlan, Azrina et al. (2014). "Nutritional compositions and bioactivities of Dacryodes species: A review" (in en). Food Chemistry 165: 247–255. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.05.084. PMID 25038673. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0308814614008000.
Wikidata ☰ Q15545684 entry
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