Vangueria infausta metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Abstract vangueria infausta african medlar is a wild fruit found in southern and central mozambique. Avaliacao do estado actual do conhecimento sobre fruteiras. Pdf nutraceutical and ethnopharmacological properties of. This study focuses on the fruit of the african medlar vangueria infausta l. Vangueria infausta african medlar pfaf plant database. Abstract wild fruit trees have significant cultural and socioeconomic value in rural areas of mozambique. The fruit is plum shaped with a leathery feel and has a pithy flesh that tastes somewhat like apples. An vangueria infausta in nahilalakip ha genus nga vangueria, ngan familia nga rubiaceae. Capparis tomentosa, wild fig ficus capensis, wild medlar vangueria infausta, wing bean xeroderris stuhlmannii, and yellowwood berries podocarpus falcatus del valle and march 1972, reed 1974, schwartz and kok 1976, daiber 1980, bourdouxhe 1982, anon. It plays an important role in the diet of the rural population and has the potential for commercial use. Browse 1,4,000 global plant names, 94,200 detailed descriptions, and 210,000 images with an initial focus on tropical africa. Farm communities in south africa have been associated with poor nutritional status and extreme poverty.
The fruits are consumed by humans and have a pleasant apple like flavor. Nutraceutical and ethnopharmacological properties of. Canthium maleolens chiov vangueria acutiloba robyns. Anapa, arusha district, tanzania common plants of arusha national park lowlands 1 neduvoto piniel mollel 1, john elia1, daniel sitoni 1, canisius kayombo 2 1national herbarium of tanzania, tpri, arusha. Mespilus germanica an overview sciencedirect topics. Fruit reaches 5cm wide and contains 3 large seeds description vangueria infausta. Vangueria infausta is divided into two subspecies, v.
Vangueria infausta is one of south africas more popular veld fruits, and can be enjoyed while walking. Tamanho do fruto e a producao na vangueria infausta maphilua 2012. Vangueria infausta, the medlar or african medlar, is a species of plant in the family rubiaceae, which is native to the southern and eastern afrotropics. Request pdf effects of environmental variables on vesicular. Mineral contents of the fruits analysed fruit mineral mg100 g a. Pdf topology, scaling relations and leonardos rule in root. Biologic propensities and phytochemical profile of. Chemical analysis to promote the use of wild fruits from mozambique telma magaia 2015 doctoral thesis which, by due permission of the faculty of engineering at lund university, will be publicly defended at the center for chemistry and chemical engineering on thursday september 3rd 2015 at 10. Gmelin rubiaceae, also commonly known as vavangue, voavanga, or tamarind of the indies, is a perennial plant which is native to tropical africa and madagascar. It grows well in dry areas and fruits between january and april see figure. This knowledge is however, rapidly dwindling due to changes towards a more western lifestyle, and the influence of modern tourism. Vangueria infausta has many common names locally, including wild medlar, mmilo and mispel. The leaf, fruit, stem bark and root bark are used as a remedy for many ailments and the root is used to treat malaria. Five types of wild fruits were selected for the proximate analysis.
The contribution of forests and trees to sustainable diets. The fruits of adansonia digitata, landolphia kirkii, salacia kraussii, sclerocarya birrea, and vangueria infausta were selected for this study. Phylogeny of the complex vanguerieae rubiaceae genera fadogia, rytigynia, and vangueria with close relatives and a new circumscription of vangueria. Vangueria infausta african medlar is a wild fruit found in southern and central mozambique. The dietary shift from indigenous and traditional plants itps to cash crops and exotic plant food sources increases the risk of malnutrition and other nutritionrelated noncommunicable diseases, especially in poor rural communities. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
This leads to an overabundance of the fruits, and at that time the supply usually exceeds the demand. These fruits are the most popular, and are consumed in different districts of mozambique, especially by children, and form. For vangueria infausta the temperature was at 50 oc, 5 mm silver nitrate and 10 ml of the plant extract. Botswana harbors a rich floral diversity of wild fruit plants which have served as mainstay sources. Aroma characterisation and retention after heat treatment. General information vangueria infausta is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a short bole, often with multistems, growing 1. Other prominent species are acacia ataxacantha, aloe castanea, commiphora marlothii, euphorbia sekhukhuniensis, hippobromus pauciflorus and rhoicissus tridentata.
Selebatso department of basic sciences, botswana college of agriculture, medicinal plant research laboratories, bag 0027, gaborone, botswana abstract. Some species of genus vangueria are widely studied in vitro and used in traditional medicine in. The name esculenta latin means edible, which refers to the edible fruit the genus vangueria contains over 50 species distributed in tropical africa and madagascar, with 10 species native to southern africa. Traditional plant use is of tremendous importance in many societies, including most rural african communities. The epidermal cell structure of the secondary pollen. Vangueria infausta in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
The plant can be single or multistemmed, but usually the latter. Plants of the chimanimani district national herbarium and botanic garden, zimbabwe page 57. Vangueria infausta is a deciduous shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a slow rate. Ultimamente este fruto esta atraindo muito interesse nao so nas comunidades rurais como tambem na cidade onde o fruto e muitas vezes comercializado. Utilization of wild fruit in mozambique drying of vangueria infausta african medlar chiau, eulalia lu mark. Edible indigenous wild fruit plants of eastern botswana. Its mandate was expanded to include dealing with the countrys rapid progress in creating new protected regions like transfrontier conservation areas, biosphere reserves, world heritage sites, national parks and bioregional plans to address gaps in the system. Wild fruits are eaten raw, cooked or roasted seeds and nuts. These cells were studied in the pollen presenter of vangueria infausta using electron and light microscopy in conjunction with histochemical tests and immunohistochemical methods. Plant use of the maasai of sekenani valley, maasai mara. In vitro antiplasmodial activity and phytochemicals screening. It can grow in semishade light woodland or no shade. Vangueria is a generic name that was derived from the madagascan name for vangueria edulis.
Pictures, date and locality of sitings of vangueria infausta ssp infausta, wildmedlar, wildemispel in the waterberg, south africa. Grafted strychnos cocculoides and vangueria infausta flowered in the nursery six months after propagation. Domesticating priority for miombo indigenous fruit trees as a. Vangueria infausta famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Nutraceutical and ethnopharmacological properties of vangueria. Vangueria infausta subsp infausta2 shrub wild medlar wildemispel vangueria parvifolia shrub mountain wild medlar bergwildemispel vernonia staehelinoides herb wahlenbergia denticulata var transvaalensis herb xerophyta retinervis1,2 df shrub monkeys tail bobbejaanstert.
The edible fruit has a pleasant sweetsour, mealy taste. Aroma characterisation and retention after heat treatment and. Other prominent thickenings of the cell wall were also observed on the distal and proximal walls. Vangueria infausta, the medlar or african medlar, is a species of plant in the family rubiaceae. Some species of genus vangueria are widely studied in vitro and used in traditional medicine in various countries. Vangueria infausta is a deciduous tree 38 m in height with a short trunk and hanging branchlets. The fruit is mostly eaten fresh, and sometimes mixed with porridges, but in some. Nmrbased metabolomic study of medicinal plants used against.
The word infausta latin means unlucky, referring to the magical properties it is believed to have. Edible indigenous wild fruit plants of eastern botswana d. Chemical analysis to promote the use of wild fruits from mozambique telma magaia 2015 doctoral thesis which, by due permission of the faculty of engineering at lund. Sterculiaceae 94 triumfetta rhomboidea tiliaceae 95 trema orientalis ulmaceae. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Deforestation does not significantly affect availability of selected fruits, be. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. The trees bear fruits in january to may when exotic fruits such as. These compounds are obtained together with the native.
Vangueria infausta tree atlas of namibia official web page. These compounds are obtained together with the native aroma components of the fruit, making analysis difficult. Pdf phytochemical constituents of vangueria infausta. If you believe that this document breaches please contact us. Vangueria infausta name synonyms canthium infaustum burch. This is a deciduous shrub or small tree with large, velvet and lush leaves. Abstractsecondary pollen presentation is a wellknown phenomenon in the rubiaceae with particularly conspicuous pollen. The chemical composition of selected indigenous fruits of. Biologic propensities and phytochemical profile of vangueria. Vangueria is a genus of flowering plants in the family rubiaceae. An vangueria infausta in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni william john burchell. Although the grasslands in the south are very poor in trees, they are characterized by protea cajfra and the woody elephantorrhiza elephantina, a new. Campbell most peasant households in zimbabwe use edible fruits of indigenous woody plants.
Mini risk assessment false codling moth, thaumatotibia. Itps have been found to be affordable sources of several. Wildmedlar, velvet wildmedlar, mispel, grootmispel family. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 211683 with original publication details. Generally they have a short shelflife and are eaten fresh or after minimal processing. Notes as far as we could establish, no species of dia. Baikea plurijuga, cyphostemma spp, guibourtia coleosperma, mundulea sericea, neptunia oleracea, diospyros mespiliformis, acrotome inflata, oxygonum dregeanum, ziziphus mucronata and vangueria infausta.
The generic name vangueria was derived from the madagascan name for vangueria edulis. The fruits of adansonia digitata, landolphia kirkii, salacia. The fruit is almost round, glossy dark green when young and changing to a light brown when ripe. Its sequence genbank kj8697, lsu sequence genbank kj869194, tub sequence genbank kj869247, mycobank mb808916. Generally uncommon and localised, but common in a few localities, especially in kavango region. This study investigated the phytochemical and in vitro antiplasmodial activity of ten ethnomedicinal plants namely. Common names medlar in english bibliographic references. Nov 25, 20 the dietary shift from indigenous and traditional plants itps to cash crops and exotic plant food sources increases the risk of malnutrition and other nutritionrelated noncommunicable diseases, especially in poor rural communities. In an attempt to document objective harvesting indices for v. Conhecer o rendimento medio da vangueria infausta nos anos. The chemical composition of selected indigenous fruits amarteifio, j o. In case of the sekenani maasai, the recent change from a nomadic to a more sedentary lifestyle has not, thus far lead to a dramatic loss of traditional.
Plants of pienaarspoort 55 including the autumnflowering. Chemical analysis to promote the use of wild fruits from. Wadood a, ghufran m, jamal sb, naeem m, khan a, et al. While these compounds have been previously identified, this is the first account of their occurrence in the genus vangueria and their antiplasmodial activity. Most of the wild fruits are seasonal and are available mainly in the wet season. The optimum conditions achieved for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles agnps using parinari curatefollia were at a emperature of 70 oc, 5 mm silver nitrate and 9 ml of the extract. The ph, titratable acidity and the content of soluble solids in the fruit pulps were determined. Topology, scaling relations and leonardos rule in root systems from african tree species. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions.
Vangueria infausta african orphan crops consortium. For instance, in tanzania, different parts of the species. The ripe fruit has a leathery skin enclosing three to five seeds embedded in a soft pulp that tastes like apple. Adansonia digitata, landolphia kirkii, salacia kraussi, sclerocarya birrea and vangueria infausta. Their radical scavenging and antimicrobial activities. Phytochemical analysis of medicinal plants occurring in local. Vangueria infausta wildflower indigenous plant database.