Boscia senegalensis is a drought resistant shrub whose seeds are used in west africa as food. Boscia senegalensis and ziziphus mauritiana are collected and pounded into a flour that is used to prepare different kinds of food. It grows wild in algeria, benin, burkina faso, cameroon, central african republic, chad, ghana, guinea, kenya, mali, mauritania, niger, nigeria, senegal, somalia, sudan and togo. This report describes in vitro micropropagation of boscia senegalensis, socalled famine foods, that helped the people in darfur and kordofan, sudan survive during the 19841985 famine. To stay healthy, all people, and especially children, should eat a wide range of food plants. Desertification and a shift of forest species in the west african sahel. West african plants a photo guide boscia senegalensis. Possible sources for funding these new businesses resource. The leaves of boscia senegalensis are traditionally used in west africa in cereal protection against pathogens, pharmacologic applications, and food processing. The grass cover is composed of short annuals that generally provide good pasture. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Boscia senegalensis famine foods purdue university. The uses that we make of boscia, are multiple and go from the food to the protection of the environment by way of the pharmacopoeia and phytopharmacy julia et al. Boscia senegalensis famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Boscia senegalensis, commonly known as hanza, is a member of the family capparaceae the plant originated from west africa. Senegalensis and its alternative form senegalense are latin adjectival suffixes meaning pertaining to, or originating in senegal. Multiple uses of common pool resources in semiarid west.
Boscia senegalensis and colocynthis vulgaris are medicinal plants widely used by chadian population in the folk medicine to treat diabetes. Analyzing the threats as well as the species vulnerability to them is fundamental for priority setting in conservation planning. Allelopathic effects of glucosinolate breakdown products in. Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local. Forest fruit and leaves often supply the bulk of vitamin c. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Boscia senegalensis in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Biological activity of leaves, fruits and extract of the african shrubboscia senegalensis pers. The genus boscia capparaceace contains more than 37 species mainly distributed in. Among these resources, we find, boscia senegalensis, a spontaneous plant widely distributed in niger. Boscia senegalensis african orphan crops consortium. Polysaccharide hydrolases from leaves of boscia senegalensis. Hanza boscio senegalensis, c apparaceae resources opportunities newsletter sign up sign up to receive updates from crops tor the future be an expert we invite you to join our nus expert database our work our products publications images crop of the week archive cff newsletter archive our projects coalition to diversify income codi.
Ripe aizen fruits contain a delicious sweet jelly that surrounds the seeds. There are numerous seasonal lakes and several tributaries of the niger flow through the area. They are often used as the second word of a binomial name. Social forestry network overseas development institute. Boscia senegalensis, glucocapparin, liver glucose inhibition, cytotoxicity. Still a traditional food plant in africa, this littleknown fruit has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare. This page was last edited on 11 august 2019, at 07. Its bark is smooth and can be graysilver or graybrown. East and southern africa sahelian and dryland forests and. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item.
Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Media in category boscia senegalensisthe following files are in this category, out of total. Boscia senegalensis, or hanza, is a member of the family capparaceae. Four types of explants prepared from green mature zygotic. This disambiguation page lists articles about taxa associated with the same name. Synthese bibliographique the exploitation of woody plant resources is one of the peasant strategies adopted in dealing with food shortages, especially for vulnerable households.
Pdf toxicity and persistence of boscia senegalensis lam. Marine and freshwater behaviour and physiology, 46 2. This study identifies and documents species of the native. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. The other main topographical feature of sudan is the nile river system. The majority of the people are transhumant and semisedentary fulani, touareg and bella herdsmen. Boscia senegalensis, commonly known as hanza, is a member of the family capparaceae. Pdf biological activity of the shrubboscia senegalensis pers. The waste water resulting from the processing takes.
The baobab tree adansonia digitata is also characteristic at lower altitudes towards the coast and the environs of the great rift valley. Over the last decades agroforestry parklands in burkina faso have come under increasing demographic as well as climatic pressures, which are threatening indigenous tree species that contribute substantially to income generation and nutrition in rural households. Similarly, the leaves of maerua crassifolia, a tree that remains green all year round, are often eaten to relieve hunger. Text and pictures contributed by renate garvibode and josef garvi, aridite prospere cida kankd, zinder, republic of niger debittered seeds ready with tomatoes and seed and. In vitro antihyperglycaemic effect of glucocapparin. Forest leaves are especially high in riboflavin, notably anacardium sp. Spatially explicit multithreat assessment of food tree. Leaves occur in alternates are long and bluegreen and are hairy on the undersides.
The bark, twigs, leaves, and roots are used to scavenge suspended and colloidal compounds from unclean water such as that from ponds churned up by storms or from baobabtree cisterns contaminated with soil. Boscia senegalensis is a perennial woody plant species of the genus boscia in the caper family, capparaceae. Tree foods for healthy diets in world vision international. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Introduction boscia senegalensis family capparidaceae is a common tree in open scrub or savanna woodland, but. Population structure of boscia senegalensis following the toposequense in the commune of simiri niger abstract in the sahel, the natural vegetation is the main source of income and food. Frontiers allelopathic effects of glucosinolate breakdown. Sampling of hanza batches and organs of boscia senegalensis for. Native to the sahel region in africa, this evergreen shrub can grow anywhere from 2 to 4 m 6 ft 7 in to ft 1 in in height under favourable conditions. This should include some plants from each of the food groups.
Away from these areas sudan is a largely flat, basinshaped country with vast interior plains at an average altitude of 5001,000 m. Other species in the sahel are commiphora africana, balanites aegyptiaca, faidherbia albida and boscia senegalensis. Usually evergreen, the tree can be deciduous in drier climates. Trees and shrubs of northwest senegal, africa arbres et.
Plants profile for boscia senegalensis senegal boscia. It has a bole that is up to 1 metre in diameter, unbranched for 8 16 metres, the buttresses are neither prominent nor absent. Protocol for surveillance of forest and tree pests in west. Lignans, cyclolignans and neolignans from the leaves of boscia. The genus boscia includes almost a dozen species bearing edible fruits in africa, of which b. Flatfish with oval and asymmetric body eyes on the right side.
Allelopathic effects of glucosinolate breakdown products in hanza. Allelopathic effects of glucosinolate breakdown products. Boscia salicifolia journal of pharmaceutical sciences and research. Jul 14, 2015 boscia senegalensis is a drought resistant shrub whose seeds are used in west africa as food. However, the seeds, or hanza, taste bitter which can be cured by soaking them in water for 47 days. The sahel region the sahelian region is characterised by high climatic variations from 200 to 800 mm of rainfall per annum, the. In this study, we examined the toxicity and persistence of ground fresh leaves of b. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. Khaya senegalensis is an evergreen tree with a widely spreading, rounded crown. Trees and shrubs of northwest senegal, africa arbres et arbustes du sahel senegalais xeetu garab yu njaambur ak kajoor gonzalez, p. Development of a performant method for glucocapparin. Apr 25, 2017 african custard apple annona senegalensis the african custard apple is a shrub tree that grows to between 2 and 6 meters tall. Interradial membrane on the pectoral fin on the eye side is of black coloura. The waste water resulting from the processing takes up the bitter taste, which makes it unsuitable for consumption.
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