The plant is widely distributed in the central parts of africa and cameroon hautdidier et al. 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. 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. This unusual fatty acid content has the right properties for many different food and. Allanblackia is a seasonal crop that produces fruits during a period of 34 months every year. Introduction many indigenous ghanaian trees species, which have. Beyond vegetative propagation of indigenous fruit trees. Allanblackia parviflora is sometimes considered a synonym of allanblackia floribunda oliv.
In this paper, we characterized and examined the antioxidative properties of the oilseed cake of a. The acute and subacute toxic effects of aqueous extract of allanblackia froribunda clusiaceae were studied in rats. 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. It is a plant which is in abundance in the forests of central africa and west africa anonyme, 2004. In order to avoid these problems, vegetative propagation has been adopted to mass produce the desired genotypes right proportion of elite females and males as well as capturing quicker genetic. Branches slender, drooping and often conspicuously whorled. Allanblackia seeds contain a hard white fat consisting mostly of stearic 5258% and oleic 3949% acids. Dec 11, 20 high fat diet is known to induce oxidative stress and abnormal changes in lipid metabolism. Jun 16, 2019 broraumplanung bgi 5050 pdf the big 5050, saint john nb.
Allanblackia floribunda oliver clusiacea syn allanblackia parviflora is locally known as nsangomo ewondo or matatolo douala. Because of its unique blend of fatty acids, the oil from allanblackia seeds has melting properties that make it excellent to use as structuring fat in food products, e. Allanblackia is a tall evergreen montane rainforest tree belonging to family clusiaseae, more than. Dehulled and dried allanblackia floribunda seeds from ghana contain up to 70% oil. 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. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs. Many traditional plants have been shown to possess antioxidant and lipidlowering activities, improving on oxidative status and lipid profile. Specific issues in allanblackia vegetative propagation. International journal of health research african journals online. Mature fruits of allanblackia floribunda, garcinia kola and poga oleosa were collected from the rainforest at umudike and oban national park. Biodiesel production from allanblackia floribunda seed oil.
Optimum conditions for expression of oil from allanblackia. The oil samples were analyzed for chemical composition, physical properties, and fatty acid profile. Land use for allanblackia floribunda tree will often. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. 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 10. Pdf utilization of allanblackia floribunda for rural. This tree can be found in the wet tropical belt of africa. Allanblackia floribunda african orphan crops consortium. Mature trees produce big brown fruits which contain the seeds used to produce allanblackia oil.
The literature on the uses of each species is confused, but in practicality each species is likely to have the identical uses. The seeds of this species are full of enormous potential nutritional and therapeutic. Allanblackia floribunda oliver, commonly known as tallowtree or ouotera, is a member of the mangosteen family guttiferae juss. Forty five 45 male rats of average weight between 150 to 200 g were distributed into nine groups of five rats per group. Allanblackia floribunda, chromolaena odorata, polysaccharides. Allanblackia oil is a vegetable oil that comes from the seeds of trees of the genus allanblackia.
The structure was solved by extensive nmr analyses and by acidcatalyzed conversion to 30epicambogin 4. Irradiance has positive effects on the relative growth of plants and rooting ability, but there is no information relating to allanblackia species. The aim of this paper is to present the advantages and disadvantages of vegetable oil as a diesel fuel. Crop and soil science department, faculty of agriculture, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria. Inventory of allanblackia floribunda in the sanaga maritime division, littoral province, cameroon. Plant seeds were put in a labeled and numbered envelope. Preliminary results indicate that allanblackia gabonensis trees are amenable to grafting, the best practice being sidetongue graft 80% success. Allanblackia floribunda is a wild and undomesticated forest tree species valued for its nuts used in the food and cosmetic industry.
Ejaculatory activities of allanblackia floribunda stem. This study investigated the effect of the crude ethanolic extract and fractions of the stem bark of allanblackia floribunda on the testes and accessory organs of rats. Allanblackia floribunda pdf allanblackia floribunda is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft by 20 m 65ft at a fast rate. Allanblackia floribunda fruiting heavily in cameroon. 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. Allanblackia seeds can be used commercially in the food sector and also for non food purposes. Physicochemical and kinetics parameters of allanblackia. The genus allanblackia, which belongs to the clusiaceae family, consists of nine tree species, all restricted to africa. This species is very close to allanblackia floribunda, and has in the past been considered no more than a synonym for that species.
Pdf biodiesel production from allanblackia floribunda. Allanblackia floribunda vegetable tallow tree is a tree species that is commonly distributed in the moist tropical. Utilization of allanblackia floribunda for rural livelihood sustenance in rivers state, nigeria. Proximate, phytochemical and mineral compositions of seeds of. Allanblackia floribunda is a common understorey tree of lowland closed evergreen rainforest and riverine forest, and also in secondary and swamp forest, up to m altitude. Allanblackia floribunda 200 and 400mgkg also prevented the increase in atherogenic index by 54. 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. Allanblackia floribunda oliv clusiaceae or guttiferae is an evergreen tree which grows in the tropical rainforests of africa to a height of up to 30 m and is traditionally used in a variety of ways orwa, 2007, orwa et al. Guttiferone f, the first prenylated benzophenone from. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ecologically, allanblackia floribunda is found in wide range of habitats. Proximate, phytochemical and mineral compositions of seeds. Allanblackia floribunda indigenous knowledge on forest. To initiate domestication in the species, the amenability of a.
Population structure and natural regeneration of allanblackia. Allanblackia floribunda vegetable tallow tree is a tree species that is commonly distributed in. 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, 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. 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. Evaluation of the gonadoprotective effects of allanblackia. The big 5050 is a group of nonprofit organizations from greater saint john who have. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. 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.
Journal of environmental science and public health 3 2018. Physicochemical properties and fatty acid profile of. This page was last edited on 18 october 2019, at 10. Allanblackia parviflora also referred to as vegetable tallow tree has been frequently. O1 accepted 23 october, 2015 1department of biochemistry, faculty of science, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria. It is common on strongly leached, acid soils with ph 3. It is hardy to zone uk the flowers are pollinated by insects. Whilst the seeds consist to over 60% of oil and provide edible vegetable fat orwa et al. Allanblackia floribunda is an evergreen forest tree confined to tropical africa, to 30 m tall. Presented at the workshop on potential role of wild fruit tree and other food tree species for niutrition, poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation in subsaharan africa. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Allanblackia comprises about 10 species and is restricted to tropical africa. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
A prenylated xanthone from allanblackia floribunda request pdf. Local names english tallowtree,mkanyi fat,kagne butter. Allanblackia floribunda on the testes and accessory organs of rats. Vernacular names edit wikidata allanblackia floribunda no common name has yet been provided in this category nor in wikidata allanblackia floribunda wikispecies has an entry on. This is the first report of this compound type in the genus allanblackia. Apr 11, 2020 allanblackia floribunda pdf posted on april 11, 2020 by admin allanblackia floribunda is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft by 20 m 65ft at a fast rate. Allanblackia floribunda seed oil, renewable energy, biodiesel. Allanblackia in kew science plants of the world online. The oil is pressed from the seeds of the allanblackia tree allanblackia floribunda which grows in the tropical climate of west, central and east africa. 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.
Biodiesel preparation from allanblackia floribunda seed oil. Allanblackia floribunda in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The chemical constituency of allanblackia seed oils, and potential roles of. Evaluation of the gonadoprotective effects of allanblackia floribunda oliver clusiacea on testes and accessory organs of wistar rats olasantan o. Allanblackia floribunda germplasm collection protocol for nigeria. Botanic descriptionallanblackia floribunda is an evergreen forest tree confined to. The effect of soak duration in fluridone on germination and seedling growth. Apart from primary studies already carried out, the population structure and. Utility of grafting in tree domestication with reference to allanblackia parviflora a. Aberystwyth university polyphenols from allanblackia. Robins leaves thaddee boudjeko1,2, rosette megnekou3, alice louise woguia2, francine mediesse kegne1,2.
Open access science international issn 23051884 doi. Toxicological study on aqueous extract of allanblackia. This species is very close to allanblackia parviflora, which, in the past, has been considered no more than a synonym for this species. The manual has been developed with input from many allanblackia domestication persons from camer oon, ghana. Broraumplanung bgi 5050 pdf the big 5050, saint john nb. The fat from the seeds of allanblackia floribunda is very similar in. Partial characterization, antioxidative properties and. Allanblackia floribunda seeds, mechanical extraction, optimum conditions, quality characteristics. This unusual fatty acid content has the right properties for many different food and cosmetic. 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. The seeds were extracted from the fruits and washed with distilled water. The species are allanblackia floribunda, found in nigeria, the allanblackia stuhlmanii found in tanzania and allanblackia. In dr congo a decoction of the bark or leaves is taken to treat asthma, bronchitis and cough. Allanblackia propagation protocol kenyatta university.
Antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties of polysaccharides from allanblackia floribunda oliv stem bark and chromolaena odorata l. Yoruba usonige,orogbo,egbabotanic descriptionallanblackia floribunda is an evergreen forest tree confined to. Fruits of allanblackia floribunda are edible by some large vertebrate wild animals such as loxodonta africana cyclotis. Allanblackia floribunda oil, which has gained prominence in medicinal and pharmaceutical, studies but scanty in biodiesel production. Sixtyfour cuttings from each of four tested clones. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. However, their areas of distribution are disjunct, the latter occurring from benin and nigeria east to eastern dr congo. The hivinhibitory activity in extracts of allanblackia stuhlmannii was tracked, via bioassayguided fractionation, to a new member of the camboginolguttiferone class of prenylated benzophenones, guttiferone f 1. The rooting of allanblackia stem cuttings is typically slow and with the formation of very few roots. Rats in group 1 control group were administered distilled water, while groups 2 to 9 were orally. Allanblackia floribunda extract is frequently used as an aphrodisiac. Akpanika a, ana winters b, thomas wilson b, gloria a.
This species is an evergreen tree and grows in forests. Icraf, scri results showed significant differentiation between certain allanblackia species. Researches on the vegetative propagation of allanblackia have been initiated for a number of reasons. 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 cpo and solvent extracted oil seo. A prenylated xanthone from allanblackia floribunda. Effects of preseverance irradiance on the growth of. Rats in group 1 control group were administered distilled water, while groups 2.
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