Dacryodes klaineana

Dacryodes klaineana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Dacryodes
Species:	D. klaineana
Binomial name
	Dacryodes klaineana; (Pierre) H.J.Lam

Dacryodes klaineana is an evergreen perennial tree within the Burseraceae family. It is locally called Monkey plum and African cherry fruit as a result of its edible pulp.

Description

The species is capable of growing up 25 meters tall and reaching 60 cm in diameter.[1] Leaves, alternate arrangement, imparipinnately compound, between 2 - 4 pairs of leaflets per pinnae, younger trees tend to have more pairs of leaflets; petiole with a size range between 2.5 x 6.5 cm long, glabrous lamina.[1] Leaf-blade: narrowly elliptic to narrowly ovate, 4.5 x 18 cm long and 2 x 6.5 cm wide, petiolules of the terminal leaflet slightly longer while those of the lower pairs slightly shorter than others and also with shorter leaflets. Flowers, pale creamy corolla.[1] Fruit, ovoid berry, pointed at the top and orange when ripe with edible pulp.[1]

Distribution

Occurs in West Tropical Africa and in parts Central Africa. Trades under the name Adjouaba.[2]

Uses

Traditional healers use root extracts to treat skin diseases while leaf is used as part of a process to treat painful menstruation.[3][4]

References

Voorhoeve, A. G. (1979). Liberian high forest trees : a systematic botanical study of the 75 most important or frequent high forest trees, with reference to numerous related species (2nd impr ed.). Wageningen: Pudoc. pp. 80–86. ISBN 90-220-0701-4. OCLC 63303450.
"Adjouaba (Dacryodes klaineana)". ITTO. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
Ogheneovo, Ogboru Rachel; Oseigbokan, Akideno Lawson; Olabisi, Rafiu Basirat; Oduola, Lawal Ibraheem (2019). "Phytochemical Screening and Mineral Analysis of the Pulp of Dacryodes klaineana (Pierre) H.J.LAM". S2CID 213895702. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
Tee, Lee Hong; Yang, Bao; Nagendra, Krishnamurthy Prasad; Ramanan, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara; Sun, Jian; Chan, Eng-Seng; Tey, Beng Ti; Azlan, Azrina; Ismail, Amin; Lau, Cheng Yuon; Jiang, Yueming (2014). "Nutritional compositions and bioactivities of Dacryodes species: A review". Food Chemistry. 165: 247–255. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.05.084. PMID 25038673.

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[:0-1] Voorhoeve, A. G. (1979). Liberian high forest trees : a systematic botanical study of the 75 most important or frequent high forest trees, with reference to numerous related species (2nd impr ed.). Wageningen: Pudoc. pp. 80–86. ISBN 90-220-0701-4. OCLC 63303450.

[2] "Adjouaba (Dacryodes klaineana)". ITTO. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

[3] Ogheneovo, Ogboru Rachel; Oseigbokan, Akideno Lawson; Olabisi, Rafiu Basirat; Oduola, Lawal Ibraheem (2019). "Phytochemical Screening and Mineral Analysis of the Pulp of Dacryodes klaineana (Pierre) H.J.LAM". S2CID 213895702. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

[4] Tee, Lee Hong; Yang, Bao; Nagendra, Krishnamurthy Prasad; Ramanan, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara; Sun, Jian; Chan, Eng-Seng; Tey, Beng Ti; Azlan, Azrina; Ismail, Amin; Lau, Cheng Yuon; Jiang, Yueming (2014). "Nutritional compositions and bioactivities of Dacryodes species: A review". Food Chemistry. 165: 247–255. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.05.084. PMID 25038673.