Lannea edulis

Lannea edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Lannea
Species:	L. edulis
Binomial name
	Lannea edulis; (Sond.) Engl.
Synonyms[1]
	Calesiam edule (Sond.) Kuntze ; Lannea edulis subsp. glabrescens (Engl.) Burtt Davy ; Lannea edulis subsp. integrifolia Engl. ; Lannea edulis var. edulis ; Lannea glabrescens Engl. ; Lannea nana Engl. ; Odina edulis Sond. ;

Lannea edulis is a small deciduous shrub that commonly occurs in East and Southern Africa, it belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.

Description

It has leafy branches produced from underground rootstock (sub-shrub). Leaves are imparipinnately compound, about 2-4 pairs of leaflets per pinnae; leaf-blade is broadly ovate to oblong with a shiny and coriaceous surface, about 9-20 cm long and 9-12 cm wide.[2][3] Flowers are small, yellowish to cream colored and are produced on spikes or panicles near the ground, normally appears before leaves. Fruit is a berry that turns scarlet-purple when ripe.[2]

Distribution

The species is endemic to parts of Angola, can also be found in East African countries like Tanzania and in Southern African.[4]

Uses

Root extracts are used in traditional medical practices by various communities; in Zambia it is used to treat problems associated with schistosomiasis, gonorrhea and diarrhea, in parts of South Africa, it is used to treat angina pectoris.[5]

Fruit is edible and eaten by locals.

References

"Lannea edulis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
Schmidt, Ernst (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Mervyn Lotter, Warren McCleland, John Burrow. Johannesburg: Jacana. p. 300. ISBN 1-919777-30-X. OCLC 51322213.
"Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
Chidumayo, E.N. (2006). "Fitness implications of late bud break and time of burning in Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. (Anacardiaceae)". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 201 (7): 588–594. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2005.10.008.
Banda, Michelo; Nyirenda, James; Muzandu, Kaampwe; Sijumbila, Gibson; Mudenda, Steward (2018). "Antihyperglycemic and Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Lannea edulis in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9: 1099. doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.01099. ISSN 1663-9812. PMC 6172360. PMID 30323764.

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[1] "Lannea edulis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[:0-2] Schmidt, Ernst (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Mervyn Lotter, Warren McCleland, John Burrow. Johannesburg: Jacana. p. 300. ISBN 1-919777-30-X. OCLC 51322213.

[3] "Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[4] Chidumayo, E.N. (2006). "Fitness implications of late bud break and time of burning in Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. (Anacardiaceae)". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 201 (7): 588–594. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2005.10.008.

[5] Banda, Michelo; Nyirenda, James; Muzandu, Kaampwe; Sijumbila, Gibson; Mudenda, Steward (2018). "Antihyperglycemic and Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Lannea edulis in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9: 1099. doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.01099. ISSN 1663-9812. PMC 6172360. PMID 30323764.