Fruit trees we are looking for
We are looking for those seeds and/or plants that we would like to have in our tropical garden on the farm site.
Allanblackia gabonensis
Allanblackia gabonensis (Pellegr.) Bamps is a tree species of the family Clusiaceae and the genus Allanblackia, found in the humid dense forests of equatorial Africa, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Allanblackia gabonensis (Pellegr.) BampsLocal name: Fang: agnouméOrigin, geographical distribution and ecologyIt is a species of Equatorial Africa. It is present in humid dense forests, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo.Description: Tree with conical base sometimes with buttresses; bole straight, sometimes with angular section; subverticillate branches, horizontal to drooping; bark reddish brown, scaly, reddish slice exuding a yellow latex.Leaves opposite, simple.Flowers broad, unisexual, white, pink or red, long pedicelled.Fruits: Light brown berries with chestnut stems, globose or ovoid, with 5 rounded longitudinal ribs, exuding a yellow latex, hanging at the end of a peduncle.Seeds of 10-20 per fruit, brown in color.Agronomy The flowers are hermaphrodite and the fruits are globular berries containing a seed. Seeds extracted from healthy and mature fruits fallen to the ground do not germinate. They must continue ripening in the fruit a few more weeks. The germination rate is generally very low (less than 5%).The germination is staggered and the relative slowness of the levees is explained by the abundance of the albumen which surrounds the cotyledonary leaves and by the difficulty of the small embryo to develop first by digesting the reserve matter. Germination is rapid (8 to 25 days).uses: Like Allanblackia floribunda, the use of Allanblackia gabonensis is not widespread. The fat contained in the seeds, called "Boanjo butter", is edible in CameroonDetails of the culture A plant in the humid tropics where it can be found at altitudes up to 1500 meters. It grows best in areas where the average maximum annual temperature varies from 24 to 33 ° C, while the minimum may fall below 10 ° C. It prefers an average annual rainfall of between 1200 and 2400 mm. Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers well-drained soils, especially common lithosols in the wild on strongly leached acid soils with a pH of 3.8 to 4.1.In natural conditions, trees begin to bloom after about 12 years, with flowering occurring for much of the year. The fruits take about a year to mature and ripe fruits are also found for a large part of the year.The degree of maturity of the fruits on the tree can not be estimated, so that the ripe fruits are dropped to the ground and are then collected.Allanblackia floribunda seed blubber is very similar to that of Allanblackia parviflora and Allanblackia stuhlmannii.A dioecious species, both male and female forms should be grown if the fruits and seeds are needed.Edible uses: The fat obtained from the seed, known as "allanblackia fat" or "bouandjo butter" in Congo, is used in food preparation.Recently, the international food industry has been interested in fat as a natural solid component for margarines and similar products.The seeds contain a solid fat at room temperature. The core, which makes up about 60% of the seed, contains about 72% fat. The fatty acid composition of the fat is approximately: 45 - 58% stearic acid and 40 - 51% oleic acid. Only traces of other fatty acids are present. Its composition and relatively high melting point (35 ° C) make fat a valuable raw material that can be used without processing to improve the consistency of margarines, cocoa butter substitutes and similar products.The fruits are stored under a leaf cover to allow the fruit pulp to disintegrate. To extract the seeds, the fruits are crushed between the hands and the seeds are cleaned. To extract the fat, the seeds are dried and crushed; the resulting mass is mixed with water and boiled until the fat separates and floats to the surface, from where it is extracted. More modern hydraulic and screw press equipment is also used.The seeds are eaten in times of food shortage.The viscous pulp of the fruit can be made into jams and jellies.fruit is large, up to 30cm long and 10cm in diameter with more than 100 seeds inside a translucent mucilage.Medicinal A decoction of the inner bark is taken to treat diarrhea, dysentery and upset stomach.A decoction of the inner bark is used as a mouthwash to relieve toothache pain. The bark is harmless. A decoction of bark or leaves is taken to treat asthma, bronchitis and cough. The bark is crushed and rubbed on the body to relieve painful conditions. The sap extracted from the bark is a component of a drug used to treat urethral discharge. The sap expressed from a crushed mixture of bark, combined with that of Mammea africana, maleguetta and sugar cane, is used as a remedy for urethral discharge. A decoction of whole fruit is used to relieve elephantiasis of the scrotum, although this may simply be based on Signatures Theory due to the size and shape of the fruit. A prenylated xanthone, named allanxanthone A, was isolated from the bark, as well as 1,5-dihydroxyxanthone and 1,5,6-trihydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyxanthone. The isolated compounds showed moderate cytotoxicity in vitro against the KB cancer cell line. It has been reported that the plant material of Congo contains abundant flavonins in the bark and roots, tannins and traces of steroids and terpenes. Agroforestry Uses: Trees are left on farms when clearing land and grown specifically for cocoa concealment. Other Uses: An oil obtained from seeds is used for the manufacture of soap and in the cosmetics industry. Small twigs are used as chewing sticks or toothpicks. Twigs were used as candlesticks A sticky yellow resin is obtained from the inner bark The heartwood is pale red or brown; it is generally distinctly distinct from the thick, pinkish beige sapwood. The grain is fairly straight, the texture is medium to coarse; the luster is low. The wood is quite hard, durable enough and moderately resistant to termites It resists marine drillers. When dry, it saws well, but the green wood can come out during the conversion. It is quite easy to work with hand tools and machine tools It is used locally, but is of secondary importance. In Nigeria, it is used in local house building. Propagation Seed germination lasts 6 to 18 months and germination rates are very low. Keeping fruit for a few months on moist sites (covered with banana leaves and partially buried) and scarifying the seed coat only slightly improve the rates. of germination propagation methods by cuttings and grafting are under development .
Allanblackia gabonensis (Pellegr.) Bamps is a tree species of the family Clusiaceae and the genus Allanblackia, found in the humid dense forests of equatorial Africa, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Allanblackia gabonensis (Pellegr.) BampsLocal name: Fang: agnouméOrigin, geographical distribution and ecologyIt is a species of Equatorial Africa. It is present in humid dense forests, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo.Description: Tree with conical base sometimes with buttresses; bole straight, sometimes with angular section; subverticillate branches, horizontal to drooping; bark reddish brown, scaly, reddish slice exuding a yellow latex.Leaves opposite, simple.Flowers broad, unisexual, white, pink or red, long pedicelled.Fruits: Light brown berries with chestnut stems, globose or ovoid, with 5 rounded longitudinal ribs, exuding a yellow latex, hanging at the end of a peduncle.Seeds of 10-20 per fruit, brown in color.Agronomy The flowers are hermaphrodite and the fruits are globular berries containing a seed. Seeds extracted from healthy and mature fruits fallen to the ground do not germinate. They must continue ripening in the fruit a few more weeks. The germination rate is generally very low (less than 5%).The germination is staggered and the relative slowness of the levees is explained by the abundance of the albumen which surrounds the cotyledonary leaves and by the difficulty of the small embryo to develop first by digesting the reserve matter. Germination is rapid (8 to 25 days).uses: Like Allanblackia floribunda, the use of Allanblackia gabonensis is not widespread. The fat contained in the seeds, called "Boanjo butter", is edible in CameroonDetails of the culture A plant in the humid tropics where it can be found at altitudes up to 1500 meters. It grows best in areas where the average maximum annual temperature varies from 24 to 33 ° C, while the minimum may fall below 10 ° C. It prefers an average annual rainfall of between 1200 and 2400 mm. Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers well-drained soils, especially common lithosols in the wild on strongly leached acid soils with a pH of 3.8 to 4.1.In natural conditions, trees begin to bloom after about 12 years, with flowering occurring for much of the year. The fruits take about a year to mature and ripe fruits are also found for a large part of the year.The degree of maturity of the fruits on the tree can not be estimated, so that the ripe fruits are dropped to the ground and are then collected.Allanblackia floribunda seed blubber is very similar to that of Allanblackia parviflora and Allanblackia stuhlmannii.A dioecious species, both male and female forms should be grown if the fruits and seeds are needed.Edible uses: The fat obtained from the seed, known as "allanblackia fat" or "bouandjo butter" in Congo, is used in food preparation.Recently, the international food industry has been interested in fat as a natural solid component for margarines and similar products.The seeds contain a solid fat at room temperature. The core, which makes up about 60% of the seed, contains about 72% fat. The fatty acid composition of the fat is approximately: 45 - 58% stearic acid and 40 - 51% oleic acid. Only traces of other fatty acids are present. Its composition and relatively high melting point (35 ° C) make fat a valuable raw material that can be used without processing to improve the consistency of margarines, cocoa butter substitutes and similar products.The fruits are stored under a leaf cover to allow the fruit pulp to disintegrate. To extract the seeds, the fruits are crushed between the hands and the seeds are cleaned. To extract the fat, the seeds are dried and crushed; the resulting mass is mixed with water and boiled until the fat separates and floats to the surface, from where it is extracted. More modern hydraulic and screw press equipment is also used.The seeds are eaten in times of food shortage.The viscous pulp of the fruit can be made into jams and jellies.fruit is large, up to 30cm long and 10cm in diameter with more than 100 seeds inside a translucent mucilage.Medicinal A decoction of the inner bark is taken to treat diarrhea, dysentery and upset stomach.A decoction of the inner bark is used as a mouthwash to relieve toothache pain. The bark is harmless. A decoction of bark or leaves is taken to treat asthma, bronchitis and cough. The bark is crushed and rubbed on the body to relieve painful conditions. The sap extracted from the bark is a component of a drug used to treat urethral discharge. The sap expressed from a crushed mixture of bark, combined with that of Mammea africana, maleguetta and sugar cane, is used as a remedy for urethral discharge. A decoction of whole fruit is used to relieve elephantiasis of the scrotum, although this may simply be based on Signatures Theory due to the size and shape of the fruit. A prenylated xanthone, named allanxanthone A, was isolated from the bark, as well as 1,5-dihydroxyxanthone and 1,5,6-trihydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyxanthone. The isolated compounds showed moderate cytotoxicity in vitro against the KB cancer cell line. It has been reported that the plant material of Congo contains abundant flavonins in the bark and roots, tannins and traces of steroids and terpenes. Agroforestry Uses: Trees are left on farms when clearing land and grown specifically for cocoa concealment. Other Uses: An oil obtained from seeds is used for the manufacture of soap and in the cosmetics industry. Small twigs are used as chewing sticks or toothpicks. Twigs were used as candlesticks A sticky yellow resin is obtained from the inner bark The heartwood is pale red or brown; it is generally distinctly distinct from the thick, pinkish beige sapwood. The grain is fairly straight, the texture is medium to coarse; the luster is low. The wood is quite hard, durable enough and moderately resistant to termites It resists marine drillers. When dry, it saws well, but the green wood can come out during the conversion. It is quite easy to work with hand tools and machine tools It is used locally, but is of secondary importance. In Nigeria, it is used in local house building. Propagation Seed germination lasts 6 to 18 months and germination rates are very low. Keeping fruit for a few months on moist sites (covered with banana leaves and partially buried) and scarifying the seed coat only slightly improve the rates. of germination propagation methods by cuttings and grafting are under development .
Cola_rostrata
Cola rostrata K. Schum. [STERCULIACEAE family]Cola rostrata is a perennial tree of the lowland rainforest of tropical Africa; in southern Cameroon, Gabon and southeastern Nigeria. It is popularly known as monkey cola or beaked cola. Description Tree up to 25 m tall and 50 cm in diameter; rounded crown, dense foliage; short bole, base with small buttresses in old trees; gray bark cracked longitudinally. Leaves simple, alternate; elliptical, rarely oblong or obovate, up to 33 x 12 cm, acuminate tops.Male and mixed inflorescences. uses The nuts of Cola rostrata are very popular.The fruits are the most used parts of the tree.Animals such as monkeys and antelopes are also fond of nutsIts fruits are edible with a sweet taste, eaten raw or boiled and it isnot known to be used in folk medicine.The edible fruit pulp of C. rostrata is a natural source of antioxidants that could be further exploited for its potential biological activity.
Cola rostrata K. Schum. [STERCULIACEAE family]Cola rostrata is a perennial tree of the lowland rainforest of tropical Africa; in southern Cameroon, Gabon and southeastern Nigeria. It is popularly known as monkey cola or beaked cola. Description Tree up to 25 m tall and 50 cm in diameter; rounded crown, dense foliage; short bole, base with small buttresses in old trees; gray bark cracked longitudinally. Leaves simple, alternate; elliptical, rarely oblong or obovate, up to 33 x 12 cm, acuminate tops.Male and mixed inflorescences. uses The nuts of Cola rostrata are very popular.The fruits are the most used parts of the tree.Animals such as monkeys and antelopes are also fond of nutsIts fruits are edible with a sweet taste, eaten raw or boiled and it isnot known to be used in folk medicine.The edible fruit pulp of C. rostrata is a natural source of antioxidants that could be further exploited for its potential biological activity.