West african plants a photo guide ziziphus mucronata willd. P atel department of pharmacognosy, faculty of pharmacy, dharmsinh desai university, nadiad. This species may form an association with an n2fixing actinomycete. Vrugte van n blinkblaarwagnbietjie met loof gewissel in winter te laersdrif, limpopo, suidafrika, op n hoogte van 1,461 m. The plant list includes a further 18 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus ziziphus. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. Selebatso department of basic sciences, botswana college of agriculture, medicinal plant research laboratories, bag 0027, gaborone, botswana abstract. Presented by matthias arnold at the annual conference of the visual resources association, march 1215, 2014 in milwaukee, wisconsin. The glossy leaves turn a beautiful, golden yellow in autumn. Sterling morton, a newcomer to the treeless plains of nebraska, was a keen proponent of the beauty and benefit of trees. An ziziphus in nahilalakip ha familia nga rhamnaceae. A careful selection of the best native tree species for. Introduction this guide is intended for visitors to the kalahari meerkat project who wish to have some more background about plants growing on the projects land, and their traditional uses.
In africa, rural people depend heavily, if not exclusively, on medicinal plants and indigenous healthcare knowledge to meet their medical needs. Ziziphus mucronata has both hook and straight thorns, but it does not drop thorns. This fine powder of leaves were subjected to powder microscopy, as per standard. Assembly, gene annotation and marker development using 454. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Amongst them are the underutilized ziziphus species in the rhamnaceae family. Ziziphus fruit extract jujube supplement lost empire herbs. Leaves are ovate to broadly ovate, glossy dark green above the surface and lower surface slightly hairy. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
When a person died far from home often in battle, family elders would send a party to fetch the spirit. The herbaceous layer in this woodland type was dense in masvingo area unlike around chikwarakwara area where it was sparse. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial testing of. Where acacia erioloba camel thorn, occurring on old lands is treated by aerial application, the rate of application must be increased to 5 kg molopotm 200 gg per hectare.
Assembly, gene annotation and marker development using 454 floral transcriptome sequences in ziziphus celata. It has non aggressive roots, so you can plant it 4 meters from a building or a pool. Plants of the matobo district national herbarium and botanic garden, zimbabwe page 38. Pdf foliage of ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn was collected during the spring, summer and autumn. It is also found in a wide range of habitats such as woodlands, open scrubland, on rocky koppies, open grasslands, on a variety of soils along streams, nutrientrich valley bottoms and forest margins. In vitro antidiabetic activity of sclerocarya birrea and ziziphus. This page was last edited on 11 january 2019, at 16. Many of these plants including ziziphus mucronata subsp. The different types of fruit extract were prepared by soaking the dry powdered fruit in different solvents followed by. The following diseases and ailments have been reported to be treated by the indigenous fruit trees which include. Southern african biochemistry and informatics for natural products progress report 2012 sabina secretariat, chancellor college, zomba, malawi sabina report at rise annual meeting, dar es salaam, 1.
A web site containing information about the flora of botswana. Herbal remedies offer the potential for alternative treatment strategies that may prove more costeffective and devoid of the undesirable sideeffects. Best places to see the buffalothorn in southern africa. Nectar secretion dynamics and honey production potentials. Zack files season 1 and zack files season 2 the zack files. He persuaded the local agricultural board to set aside a day for planting.
The shiny, simple leaves have 3 clear veins at the base. Edible indigenous wild fruit plants of eastern botswana. Anticancer, antioxidant and antimicrobial sreening of extracts from. Antifungal, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of. This tree represents life as we know it as the young twigs are zigzagged, indicating that life is not straight forward. Shrub often straggling or subscandent,or tree 41530 m tall,armed with spinous stipules or rarely unarmed,spines of a pair pointing in different directions. Feb 12, 20 buffalo thorn, ziziphus mucronata, blinkblaarwagnbietjie the translation from afrikaans would be shinyleaf waitabit, umlahlabantu zulu. Traditional use of medicinal plants in southcentral. Roux holotype cbs h21723, culture extype cpc 23707 cbs 8009. The ziziphus mucronata is an iconic tree in africa and is revered by many african peoples. Ziziphus jujuba, called common jujube, is a small, droopybranched, somewhat spiny, deciduous tree or large shrub that is native from southeastern europe to china.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Vachellia karroo sweet thorn and ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antidiabetic activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of sclerocarya birrea a. Pdf antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of. Newly obtained chloroplast genomes cp genomes are reported for five species of dilciptera d. What we need to do about indigenous plants important as honey bee forage. Ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn blinkblaar wag nbietjie. A hardy, deciduous, small to medium sized tree with both hook and straight thorns. Phenolic content and antioxidant property of the bark.
Desf free pdf fact sheet lokal names and botanic description source. Shared files in smartphones using wifi networks ejm abiatar et al performing. The ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn is usually a shrub or small to medium sized tree, it has simple leaves, which are alternate or in tufts, not biloped. Buffalo thorn tree culturally and medicinally extremely. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Carbon forests have a potential for increasing tree cover again, which can improve biological diversity, ecosystem services, climate change mitigation and subsequently local peoples food security and income. The digging stick 2 a single magnificent celtis mildbraedii redfruit white stinkwood grows at the entrance to the cave. Ethnobotanical knowledge on indigenous fruits in ohangwena. Euclea pseudebenus, and some shrubs, such as ziziphus mucronata, lycium austrinum, rhus viminale and maytenus. Ziziphus mucronata has broad leaves borne mainly on new shoots and is deciduous.
An underutilized traditional medicinal plant in africa in africa, rural people depend heavily, if not. Ritual cleansing, incense and the tree of life observations on some indigenous plant usage in traditional zulu and xhosa purification and burial rites anne hutchings introduction purification procedures involving plants during rites of passage have been a widespread phenomenon in many cultures through the ages. A weed to watch in florida pastures and natural areas 3 an average of 17. Jun 20, 20 ziziphus may help you fall asleep and stay asleep so you can wake up feeling refreshed and ready to face the day ahead. Buffalo thorns article be merged into the ziziphus mucronata article, and then change buffalo thorns to redirect to the ziziphus mucronata article. Main forage category sub forage category scientific name common name flowering period eucalyptus grandis saligna gum mayjul eucalyptus cladocalyx sugar gum decfeb eucalyptus conferruminata spider gum augsep. There are no related plants for species ziziphus mucronata. Ziziphus mucronata, known as the buffalo thorn, is a species of tree in the family rhamnaceae, native to southern africa. It may possess anxietyreducing and sedative properties. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about spiny jujube ziziphus spinosa supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden.
General information ziziphus mucronata is usually a spiny, deciduous shrub or mediumsized tree growing up to 9 metres tall, though specimens up to 30 metres have been reported. Branches from the umlhalankosi or buffalo thorn tree were used for this ceremony. Ziziphus mucronata is an important multipurpose plant species that has been used in african traditional medicine for ages in the treatment of various devastating human and animal infections. It carries both hooked and straight thorns at close intervals on young twigs, rendering prehensibility by goats difficult. This study aimed at determining the antibacterial activity of boscia albitrunca, ziziphus mucronata, combretum apiculatum, solanum linnaeanum and terminalia sericea against clinical and laboratory diarrheal pathogens and screen selected plants for the presence of major phytochemical compound. Flowers are in auxiliary cluster, small and yellowish green. Alqarnib a abdullah bagshan chair for bee research, department of plant protection, college of food and agriculture sciences. Available references or reports on the plant species were consulted from published scientific journals, books, reports from national, regional and international organizations, theses, conference papers and other grey materials. Over 80000 flowering plant species are used medicinally worldwide. The antioxidant activities and phenolic contents of the acetone, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the stems of z. The tree has two thorn shapes, one straight and one hooked. Guide books are available at both farm houses, on request.
The bale mountains of ethiopia by stefan siebert, department of botany, university of zululand and syd ramdhani, department of botany, rhodes university like mountains on top of mountains, the higwands of ethiopia rise 1 500 m above a plateau that already lies at 2. Ziziphus jujuba supplement health benefits, dosage, side. Diarrhoea was treated using ziziphus mucronata, acacia karroo,andsolanum delangoense. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about buffalo thorn ziziphus mucronata supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. This study records a severe outbreak of a disease on zizyphus mucronata rhamnaceae in greater kruger national park, south africa.
The genus dicliptera justicieae, acanthaceae consists of approximately 150 species distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Ziziphus mucronata rhamnaceae is locally known as mokgalo. Kyffhauser flora ziziphus mucronata subsp mucronata. Anticancer, antioxidant and antimicrobial sreening of. Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes for five. Slide was prepared with help of a brush and then focused under a microscope. It is distributed throughout the summer rainfall areas of subsaharan africa, extending from south africa northwards to ethiopia and arabia. Biology and control of indian jujube ziziphus mauritiana. Friesodielsia obovata, and acanthosicyos naudinianus. This medium sized, deciduous tree is frost resistant, drought resistant and grows in the sun. Dec 16, 2011 many of these plants including ziziphus mucronata subsp.
Caparris tomentosa, combretum mossambicense, tiliacora funifera, jasminum fluminense and cissus quadrangularis. The subcanopy layer is usually dominated by deinbolia xanthocarpa, tricalysia jasminiflora, markhamia zanzibarica, rhus gueinzii and diospyros senensis. Historically a buffalo thorn tree was planted on the grave of a deceased chief to mark the burial place. Pdf variation in haematological and serum biochemical. Its sequence genbank kj869164, lsu sequence genbank kj869221, mycobank mb808952. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. These cp genomes have circular structures of 150,689. Kokwaro anacardiaceae and ziziphus mucronata willd. Ziziphus mucronata, heliotropium ciliatum and gnidia polycephala are traditionally used to treat tumours and woundrelated illnesses.
Dataset gbif backbone taxonomy rank species published in. Botswana harbors a rich floral diversity of wild fruit plants which have served as mainstay sources. Weekley, assembly, gene annotation and marker development using 454 floral transcriptome sequences in ziziphus celata. Ziziphus jujuba plant finder missouri botanical garden. Plants have long been used to treat ailments such as headaches, stomachache, diarrhoea, tumours, wounds and sexually transmitted diseases, just to mention a few. On slow connections the file may take a while to load. Ziziphus mucronata plumbago auriculata podocarpus falcatus podocarpus henkelii podocarpus latifolius populus simonii rhus lancea rhus pendulina salix mucronata schotia brachypetala spirostachys africana vepris lanceolata peltophorum africanum. The cluster of excellence asia and europe in a global context.
Plants important to south african beekeepers as honey bee forage adopted from 201120 beekeeper survey. Buffalothorn ziziphus mucronata bush honeysuckle turraea obtusifolia bushveld ironwood vepris reflexa camels foot piliostigma thonningii cape honeysuckle tecomaria capensis climbing raisin grewia caffra common coral tree erythrina lysistemon common falsethorn albizia harveyi. Ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn blinkblaar sun trees. Ziziphus mucronata buffalothorn 3,0 4,0 5,0 species that will require a followup spot treatment. In vitro assessment of the antidiabetic activity of. Tcm has been using ziziphus for literally 3000 years. Ziziphus mucronata grows in areas dominated by thorny vegetation in both temperate and tropical climates. Zhaojiabang road station line 9 shanghai metro and line 7 shanghai metro zhongchun road station line 9 shanghai metro buffalo thorns ziziphus mucronata. Nectar secretion dynamics and honey production potentials of some major honey plants in saudi arabia nuru adgabaa, ahmed alghamdia, yilma tadessea, awraris getachewa, awad m. Theplantsximenia americana, combretum imberbe and geigeria pectidea were used to relieve eye infections in cattle, goats and sheep. Ziziphus mucronata wildflower indigenous plant database. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of ziziphus mucronata and parkia biglobosa on haematological and biochemical indices of sheep.
Friends farlow of the newsletter of the number 67 deborah smiley fall 2016 interim editor an excursion to collect tropical fungi in gorongosa national park, mozambique, may 20 june 17, 2016. Makes an excellent garden subject with a good shape planted in sun or semishade. Namibrand nature reserve species checklist plants 249 species. The project works to allow users to contribute quality articles and media files to the encyclopedia and track their progress as they are developed. Botanical list of plants with common names botanical name acacia caffra english afrikaans. Hardy plants ideal for the potchefstroom area trees. Ziziphus mucronata in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
It can survive in a variety of soil types, occurring in many habitats, mostly open woodlands, often on soils deposited by rivers, and grows frequently on termite mounds. The vaal river system, which supplies gauteng with most of its water, currently only has a average dam n level of 26%, compared to around 70% a year ago. Many regional vegetation types are also vitally important to beekeepers. A disease epidemic on zizyphus mucronata in the kruger national. Plants important to south african beekeepers as honey bee. Indigenous communities in namibia possess a rich indigenous knowledge expressed within many practices of these communities. Feral swine and birds also likely disperse indian jujube seeds in florida, as in australia. Buffalo thorn, blinkblaarwagnbietjie, buffelsdoring, bogwood, waitabit, wagnbietjiedoring. The plant list includes 241 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus ziziphus. Various medicinal properties are attributed to many species of the rhamnaceous ziziphus in the traditional medicine. In addition, the thorns of this tree are paired along the stems, one facing forward and the other facing backward. Ziziphus mucronata and phaseolus vulgaris p andjamba et al a groundwater. Ziziphus may also be beneficial for women going through the natural transition of menopause and may help ease nighttime menopause symptoms such as spontaneous sweating or night sweats, irritability and sleeplessness. Botanical name common names acacia caffra common hookthorn e.
Nguni people and the ziziphus mucronata inspired the choice of nine buffalo thorn trees that will form a green backdrop to the isivivane. Arbor day originated in 1872 in the united states territory of nebraska. Edible indigenous wild fruit plants of eastern botswana d. Sep 18, 2019 ziziphus jujuba chinesekorean date, jujube is a plant which bears fruits and seeds that are used for medicinal purposes in traditional chinese medicine. Pdf a note on the potential nutritve value of ziziphus mucronata. Ziziphus is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, rhamnaceae, distributed in the warmtemperate and subtropical regions throughout the world. Indigenous wild edible fruits are available along the namibian regions of which it forms a rich source of vitamins, fibres, minerals and a heterogeneous collection of bioactive compounds referred to as phytochemicals for indigenous peoples diet.
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