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Annona_cherimola
Annona cherimolaFamily AnnonaceaeGenus AnnonaBinomial name: Annona cherimola Mill., 1768Cherimoya (Cherimoya, Chirimoya, or Churimoya in South America) is a tree of the family Annonaceae giving a fruit called cherimoya, whose taste is similar to that of apple cinnamon, heart of beef and soursop, all from trees of the genus Annona.The name of the plant comes from a Quechua word, chirimuya, which means "seeds of the cold" and indicates that the seeds are able to sprout at high altitudes.DescriptionThe Cherimoya is a shrub from 2 to 7 meters, bushy, often branched from the base. The young twigs are covered with a reddish down.The whole, obovate-lanceolate leaves, 8 to 12 cm long and 4 to 6 cm long, have a serrated, then glabrous upper surface and a distinctly velvety lower surface.The flowers, hermaphrodites and solitary, carry 6 fleshy petals (in 2 cycles).The fruits are subovoid, white pulp, black seeds 15 × 9 mm.EcologyThe Cherimoya is native to the Andean Cordillera, in the high valleys of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, and grows wild at an altitude of between 1,300 meters and 2,600 meters.CultureThe crop is grown worldwide in areas of sub-tropical climate. This plant is found in southern California, New Zealand, Israel, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile.In regions where this fruit has been introduced, fertilization of the flowers is assisted. The reason is that the pollen matures a day after the pistil. The fruits mature within five to eight months.Export to EuropeIts fruit is one of the fruits that can be picked unripe (called climacteric). It can be stored and transported in a cold room several months without ripening. Its maturation will only occur on the stall or at the end customer. Once ripe, it is very sensitive, because with maturity the fruit softens. Use in the kitchenIts fruit, cherimoya or annone, is very ripe, and its taste varies according to the degree of maturity as strongly as a banana. Nevertheless, it can be used in combination with fruits that cut in color and taste like strawberry, raspberry, or papaya. In Chile, they make ice cream. An excellent combination, in Chile we also make chirimoya alegre, chirimoya in fruit salad with orange juice.The fruit takes from 24 to 72 hours to go from a very hard state to a soft state, and it goes even faster than the ambient temperature is high (from 20 ° C to 27 ° C). He behaves a bit like a lawyer.Nutritional propertiesCherimol is 75% water. Its high fiber content makes it a natural laxative. It is also rich in vitamins C, sodium and potassium. It is recommended for people with high blood pressure, heart problems and cholesterol.
Annona cherimolaFamily AnnonaceaeGenus AnnonaBinomial name: Annona cherimola Mill., 1768Cherimoya (Cherimoya, Chirimoya, or Churimoya in South America) is a tree of the family Annonaceae giving a fruit called cherimoya, whose taste is similar to that of apple cinnamon, heart of beef and soursop, all from trees of the genus Annona.The name of the plant comes from a Quechua word, chirimuya, which means "seeds of the cold" and indicates that the seeds are able to sprout at high altitudes.DescriptionThe Cherimoya is a shrub from 2 to 7 meters, bushy, often branched from the base. The young twigs are covered with a reddish down.The whole, obovate-lanceolate leaves, 8 to 12 cm long and 4 to 6 cm long, have a serrated, then glabrous upper surface and a distinctly velvety lower surface.The flowers, hermaphrodites and solitary, carry 6 fleshy petals (in 2 cycles).The fruits are subovoid, white pulp, black seeds 15 × 9 mm.EcologyThe Cherimoya is native to the Andean Cordillera, in the high valleys of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, and grows wild at an altitude of between 1,300 meters and 2,600 meters.CultureThe crop is grown worldwide in areas of sub-tropical climate. This plant is found in southern California, New Zealand, Israel, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile.In regions where this fruit has been introduced, fertilization of the flowers is assisted. The reason is that the pollen matures a day after the pistil. The fruits mature within five to eight months.Export to EuropeIts fruit is one of the fruits that can be picked unripe (called climacteric). It can be stored and transported in a cold room several months without ripening. Its maturation will only occur on the stall or at the end customer. Once ripe, it is very sensitive, because with maturity the fruit softens. Use in the kitchenIts fruit, cherimoya or annone, is very ripe, and its taste varies according to the degree of maturity as strongly as a banana. Nevertheless, it can be used in combination with fruits that cut in color and taste like strawberry, raspberry, or papaya. In Chile, they make ice cream. An excellent combination, in Chile we also make chirimoya alegre, chirimoya in fruit salad with orange juice.The fruit takes from 24 to 72 hours to go from a very hard state to a soft state, and it goes even faster than the ambient temperature is high (from 20 ° C to 27 ° C). He behaves a bit like a lawyer.Nutritional propertiesCherimol is 75% water. Its high fiber content makes it a natural laxative. It is also rich in vitamins C, sodium and potassium. It is recommended for people with high blood pressure, heart problems and cholesterol.
Coula_edulis
Coula edulis Baillon Adansonia, ser. 1, 3: 64 (1863)Synonyms: Coula cabrae de Wild. Coula edulis var. cabrae (From Wild & Th. Dur.) Leonard. Coula use S. MooreCommon names: African walnut, hazelnut (almond)Local names: Bakoko: koumoun. Bakundu: Bokumia Bakwéri: wokomea. Bassa: omol. Batanga: Bokpuda. Boulou: ewome. Douala: wanted. Ewondo: ewomé. Fang: ngom. Ibo: oudi. Mvaé: ewomé. Pygmy Bagielli: ngouma. Pygmy Baka: mengomOrigin, geographical distribution and ecology Species of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is found in Cameroon in evergreen forest up to the loop of the Dja and locally to the lower course of this river. It's a shadow essence.Description Tree up to 30 m tall and 80 cm in diameter; deep hemispherical summit; numerous branches often drooping, dense foliage; was often tortuous and short; slightly empted base; bark gray, cracked, exfoliating in thick plates often rectangular, fibrous, brittle, yellow-brown slice, exuding very fine white droplets especially in young trees.Leaves simple, alternate, persistent; leafless blade, shiny green above and red below, oblong to elliptic, up to 25 x 10 cm, base sometimes rounded, apex acuminate; young leaves covered with red hairs.Inflorescences in multifilament axillary racemes, up to 7 cm long.Hermaphrodite flowers, pentamers; yellowish-white; sepals welded in cupule; free petals; stamens numerous, 4 times more numerous than petals, distributed in 4 circles; ovary to 4 uniovulated lodges.Fruits: globose or ellipsoid drupes up to 3 x 3 cm; woody core, hard and rough.Single seed, white, albuminous.Flowering from January to July. Ripe fruits as early as July.Variability and conservation of the resource Usually, the fruits are picked on the ground. However, sometimes the tree is felled to facilitate harvesting. On the other hand, natural regeneration seems to pose some problems that are not yet clearly identified. Variability within this species is not yet known.Agronomy It is a gregarious species present in dense evergreen forest and semi-deciduous forest. It does not require a special soil for its growth.The flowers are hermaphrodites. The seed is oleaginous and the almonds contain 22-30% of oil. In the wild, germination would be favored by the passage of the seed in the digestive tract of large mammals such as the elephant, a big consumer of the whole fruit. Germination is extremely slow and very gradual (3-24 months). The germination rate is low, of the order of 0-20%, because the nucleus is very hard and thick. Hot water and acid treatments provide no improvement; on the contrary, they trigger lysis of the kernel. Mechanical scarification tests should be undertaken to remove dormancy and improve the germination rate. The seedlings must be shaded otherwise they will quickly lose. Growth is very slow.uses The parts of the plant used are seeds and bark. Its fruits contain very oleaginous seeds that are eaten fresh, dried or cooked. Almonds are rich in oleic acid. Oilcakes, rich in protein, are generally used for livestock feed (Vivien and Faure, 1995). Its hardwood, which is naturally resistant to termite attack, is used in construction as a stake in the frame of the huts (Tchatat and Ndoye, 1999). The decocted bark fragments are used against rheumatism and, applied as a poultice, they relieve pain.
Coula edulis Baillon Adansonia, ser. 1, 3: 64 (1863)Synonyms: Coula cabrae de Wild. Coula edulis var. cabrae (From Wild & Th. Dur.) Leonard. Coula use S. MooreCommon names: African walnut, hazelnut (almond)Local names: Bakoko: koumoun. Bakundu: Bokumia Bakwéri: wokomea. Bassa: omol. Batanga: Bokpuda. Boulou: ewome. Douala: wanted. Ewondo: ewomé. Fang: ngom. Ibo: oudi. Mvaé: ewomé. Pygmy Bagielli: ngouma. Pygmy Baka: mengomOrigin, geographical distribution and ecology Species of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is found in Cameroon in evergreen forest up to the loop of the Dja and locally to the lower course of this river. It's a shadow essence.Description Tree up to 30 m tall and 80 cm in diameter; deep hemispherical summit; numerous branches often drooping, dense foliage; was often tortuous and short; slightly empted base; bark gray, cracked, exfoliating in thick plates often rectangular, fibrous, brittle, yellow-brown slice, exuding very fine white droplets especially in young trees.Leaves simple, alternate, persistent; leafless blade, shiny green above and red below, oblong to elliptic, up to 25 x 10 cm, base sometimes rounded, apex acuminate; young leaves covered with red hairs.Inflorescences in multifilament axillary racemes, up to 7 cm long.Hermaphrodite flowers, pentamers; yellowish-white; sepals welded in cupule; free petals; stamens numerous, 4 times more numerous than petals, distributed in 4 circles; ovary to 4 uniovulated lodges.Fruits: globose or ellipsoid drupes up to 3 x 3 cm; woody core, hard and rough.Single seed, white, albuminous.Flowering from January to July. Ripe fruits as early as July.Variability and conservation of the resource Usually, the fruits are picked on the ground. However, sometimes the tree is felled to facilitate harvesting. On the other hand, natural regeneration seems to pose some problems that are not yet clearly identified. Variability within this species is not yet known.Agronomy It is a gregarious species present in dense evergreen forest and semi-deciduous forest. It does not require a special soil for its growth.The flowers are hermaphrodites. The seed is oleaginous and the almonds contain 22-30% of oil. In the wild, germination would be favored by the passage of the seed in the digestive tract of large mammals such as the elephant, a big consumer of the whole fruit. Germination is extremely slow and very gradual (3-24 months). The germination rate is low, of the order of 0-20%, because the nucleus is very hard and thick. Hot water and acid treatments provide no improvement; on the contrary, they trigger lysis of the kernel. Mechanical scarification tests should be undertaken to remove dormancy and improve the germination rate. The seedlings must be shaded otherwise they will quickly lose. Growth is very slow.uses The parts of the plant used are seeds and bark. Its fruits contain very oleaginous seeds that are eaten fresh, dried or cooked. Almonds are rich in oleic acid. Oilcakes, rich in protein, are generally used for livestock feed (Vivien and Faure, 1995). Its hardwood, which is naturally resistant to termite attack, is used in construction as a stake in the frame of the huts (Tchatat and Ndoye, 1999). The decocted bark fragments are used against rheumatism and, applied as a poultice, they relieve pain.