Department of agriculture agricultural research service. In dr congo a decoction of the bark or leaves is taken to treat asthma, bronchitis and cough. Allanblackia is a dioecious plant that is part of the clusiaceae family and has taken the interest of many organisations such as unilever as a potential client in nigeria. The objective of this work was to characterize soluble and cell wall polysaccharides isolated from the stem bark of allanblackia floribunda and chromolaena odorata leaves and to evaluate their. The allanblackia partnership is a unique publicprivate partnership including local communities, nongovernmental organisations, donor agencies and private companies formed in 2002 to ensure the success and sustainability of increasing allanblackia production for all of its benefits. Allanblackia is a dioecious multipurpose tree genus of the family clusiaceae occurring in the equatorial rainforests of africa, extending from tanzania to sierra leone. Many plant polysaccharides have shown high antioxidant and immunostimulating properties and can be explored as novel molecules with biological properties that can potentially improve immune function. Besides its traditional main use for producing edible oil from its seeds, local communities use allanblackia species as medicine and timber. Allanblackia industry at large in meeting the future demand of nuts for oil production in international markets in terms of quality as well as quantity. Physicochemical and kinetics parameters of allanblackia. In gabon a decoction of the inner bark is taken to treat dysentery and as a mouthwash to treat toothache, in congo to treat stomachache. Allanblackia floribunda indigenous knowledge on forest. Aronia floribunda, a deciduous shrub disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same abbreviated species scientific name. Allanblackia floribunda at all given doses up to 20 g kg1 caused no noticeable change in the general behavior of the rats and there were no significant changes in body weight, food and water.
This page was last edited on 18 october 2019, at 10. Specific issues in allanblackia vegetative propagation. Consequently, a privatepublic partnership involving unilever and known as novella africa is engaged in the development of allanblackia as a new crop in a number of african countries. Allanblackia floribunda germplasm collection protocol for nigeria.
The study was carried out to establish the optimum conditions for the extraction of oil from allanblackia floribunda nuts and also assess the quality and stability of both the crude pressed oil. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The acute and subacute toxic effects of aqueous extract of allanblackia froribunda clusiaceae were studied in rats. The plant list includes 12 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus allanblackia.
Icraf, scri results showed significant differentiation between certain allanblackia species. O1 accepted 23 october, 2015 1department of biochemistry, faculty of science, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria. The seeds of allanblackia trees produce edible oil with significant global market potential. Effects of fat modification on the physicochemical properties. Initiative meetings in 2011, the african orphan crops consortium aocc is an international effort to improve the nutrition, productivity and climatic adaptability of some of africas most important food crops, helping to decrease the malnutrition and stunting rife among the continents rural children.
Allanblackia floribunda oliver guttiferae is an african medicinal plant used traditionally to treat a variety of ailments. Utility of grafting in tree domestication with reference to allanblackia parvitlora a. Edible oils were extracted from the pulp of african pear dacryodes edulis and the seed of tallow tree allanblackia floribunda, given a yield of 48. Book of abstracts 2016 iv preface the centerpiece of csirforigs mission is to undertake demanddriven research, promote application of technologies and disseminate scientific knowledge for the benefit of society.
It is a common understory tree in rainforest in western central africa. Evaluation of the gonadoprotective effects of allanblackia. Allanblackia floribunda pdf allanblackia floribunda is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft by 20 m 65ft at a fast rate. A prenylated xanthone from allanblackia floribunda. Allanblackia floribunda african orphan crops consortium. Pdf converter is a online webbased document to pdf converter software. Allanblackia floribunda unique fruit butters from icsc.
Allanblackia floribunda is an evergreen forest tree confined to tropical africa, to 30 m tall. Sep 15, 2015 allanblackia floribunda vegetable tallow tree is a tree species that is commonly distributed in the moist tropical forest zone that extends from nigeria east to the central african republic and the eastern democratic republic of the congo, then south to northern angola and eastward to uganda. Declension advantages of the miscellaneous residence title. Thesis submitted to the department of biochemistry and biotechnology in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the master of science m. Akpanika a, ana winters b, thomas wilson b, gloria a.
The mediumsized tree up to 30 meters tall is evergreen, and dioecious male and female flowers on different plants. Allanblackia seeds contain a hard white fat consisting mostly of stearic 5258% and oleic 3949% acids. Evaluation of the gonadoprotective effects of allanblackia floribunda oliver clusiacea on testes and accessory organs of wistar rats olasantan o. Branches slender, drooping and often conspicuously whorled. Allanblackia in kew science plants of the world online. Reproductive biology and characterization of allanblackia. Partial characterization, antioxidative properties and. Preliminary results indicate that allanblackia gabonensis trees are amenable to grafting, the best practice being sidetongue graft 80% success. Allanblackia floribunda, known in english as tallow tree, is a species of flowering plant in the clusiaceae family that has been long used in traditional african medicine to treat hypertension. Cameroonian allanblackia floribunda oliver seeds oil extract the allanblackiafloribundaoliver fruits of bertoua cameroon was collected and taken to the laboratory. The ability to control sex during the collection of allanblackia planting material is significant, because it allows more female than male trees to be planted on farms.
Utility of grafting in tree domestication with reference to allanblackia parviflora a. The plant list includes a further 2 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus allanblackia. This species is very close to allanblackia parviflora, which, in the past, has been considered no more than a synonym for this species. To initiate domestication in the species, the amenability of a. Foxit software is the reliable source for fast, affordable, and secure pdf solutions. Pdf physicochemical properties and fatty acid profile of.
Sefah w 2006 extraction and characterisation of vegetable fat from allanblackia floribunda. Allanblackia sampled from three countries in africa. The tallow tree allanblackia floribunda is a woody dicotyledonous and underutilized plant belonging to the family guttiferae and the genus allanblackia. Collection of an exact copy also means that the sex of propagules taken from dioecious trees is known, which is an important consideration in efficient management of such species. Allanblackia seed oil is obtained from the seeds of vegetable tallow tree allanblackia floribunda which exist widely in most parts of africa. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew.
Physicochemical analysis of the cameroonian allanblackia. Physicochemical and kinetics parameters of allanblackia floribunda seed oil and some of its metal carboxylates 1olujinmi moses folarin, 1ayodele samuel oreniyi and 2opeoluwa gabriel oladipo 1department of chemical sciences, ondo state university of science and technology, p. The literature on the uses of each species is confused, but in practicality each species is likely to have the identical uses. It is hardy to zone uk the flowers are pollinated by. The species are allanblackia floribunda, found in nigeria, the allanblackia stuhlmanii found in tanzania and allanblackia. It is a common understory tree in rainforests in western central africa from sierra leone to w cameroons, and on into the dr congo and uganda. Allanblackia floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the clusiaceae family. Dec 11, 20 allanblackia floribunda oliver, commonly known as tallowtree or ouotera, is a member of the mangosteen family guttiferae juss. We investigated the antitumor, radical scavenging, antimycobacterial, antibacterial and antifungal activities of the root bark extract of a. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The fat from the seeds of allanblackia floribunda is very similar in. The eu blue card is issued for the duration of the employ ment contract plus three months, but for a maximum period of four years. Allanblackia floribunda in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Its what you eat, its what you should apply the tallow tree allanblackia floribunda is a woody dicotyledonous and underutilized plant belonging to the family guttiferae and the genus allanblackia. Aberystwyth university polyphenols from allanblackia. Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Antihypertensive and antioxidant effects of allanblackia floribunda oliv. Antioxidant, antitumor and antimicrobial activities of the. Researches on the vegetative propagation of allanblackia have been initiated for a number of reasons. Physicochemical properties and fatty acid profile of. Allanblackia floribunda is a wild and undomesticated forest tree species valued for its nuts used in the food and cosmetic industry. With growing interest in allanblackia species as tree crop in 62 particular for the food industry iucn, 2014, the aim of this study was to investigate the 63 polyphenol profile of a. A new prenylated xanthone, named allanxanthone a, was isolated from the stem bark of allanblackia floribunda in addition to known compounds, 1,5dihydoxyxanthone, 1,5,6trihydroxy3,7. The oil samples were analyzed for chemical composition, physical properties, and fatty acid profile. The acute toxicity was carried out orally with 0, 14, 16, 18 and 20 g kg1 bw and intraperitoneally with 0, 50, 100, 150, 200 mg kg1 body weight, while the subacute was only carried out orally with 0distilled water, 400, 500 and 600 mg kg1 bw for four weeks. Clusiaceae aqueous extract in alcohol and sucroseinduced hypertensive rats.
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