Lannea acida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Lannea
Species:
L. acida
Binomial name
Lannea acida
A.Rich.

Lannea acida is a shrub or small deciduous tree within the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to the Guinea and Sudan savannas of West and Central Africa.

Description

A small tree, it is capable of growing up to 12 meters tall, it has a brown-black colored scaly bark, with red and yellow fibrous slash.[1] Leaves are alternate and imparipinnate and with red rachis when young; leaflets are glabrous, leaf-blade is narrowly ovate, 4-12 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide and with an acute to acuminate apex and a cuneate base.[1] Fruits is an ellipsoid drupe, yellowish to red colored when ripe, fruiting usually begins at the end of the dry season or at the beginning of the rainy season and last a couple of months, the plant is usually leafless during the fruiting period.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in the Guinea and Sudan savannahs of West and Central Africa, it is also found around the edges of rainwater forests.[3]

Chemistry

Test on the bark extracts of the plant indicated the presence of flavanoids, such as 7-methyltectorigenin, 6,7-(2”,2”-dimethyl chromeno)-8-γ,γ-dimethyl allyl flavanone and Irisolidine.[3]

Uses

Parts of Lannea acida are consumed as food, used in dyeing methods and also in traditional medical practices. In traditional medical practices, it serves as a multipurpose species, whereby parts are used to treat symptoms associated with stomach pains, diarrhea and rheumatism.[3] Ripe fruits are edible and consumed by many local communities.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Arbonnier, Michel (2004). Trees, shrubs, and lianas of West African dry zones. Paris: CIRAD. p. 141. ISBN 2-87614-579-0. OCLC 56937881.
  2. ↑ Kunz, K. (2009). "Variation of dis Persal agents? frugi Vore assemblages and fruit handling in a ty Pical ' bird-disPersed' tree (Lannea acida, anacardiaceae)". S2CID 85662487. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Maroyi, Alfred (2018-11-07). "Lannea Acida: A Review of ITS Medicinal Uses and Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties". Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 11 (11): 69–74. doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i11.28813. ISSN 2455-3891.
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