Maerua angolensis

Maerua angolensis
Научная классификация
Королевство:	Plantae
Клада :	Трахеофиты
Клада :	Покрытосеменные
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Maerua
Species:	M. angolensis
Binomial name
	Maerua angolensis; DC. (1824)
Subspecies and varieties
	Maerua angolensis var. africana Kers; Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis; Maerua angolensis var. heterophylla Welw. ex Oliv.; Maerua angolensis subsp. socotrana (Schweinf. ex Balf.f.) Kers;
Synonyms
	Maerua bukobensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1915); Maerua currorii Hook. f.; Maerua emarginata Schinz; Maerua lucida Hochst. ex A. Rich. (1847); Maerua retusa Hochst. ex A. Rich. (1847); Maerua senegalensis R. Br. ex A. Rich. (1830); Maerua tomentosa Pax (1891); Maerua floribunda Fenzl (1844) non Sim;

Maerua Angolensis - это 10 м, иногда лиственное дерево семейства Capparaceae или Caper , часто растущее на термитарии и в зарослях, окрашивающих сезонные водотоки до 1800 м. Хотя это и никогда не общепринято, он широко распространен в области тропической Африки и засушливых регионов, отсутствующих в регионах высокого роста.

Описание

Дерево имеет округлую корону и гладкую серую кору, которая раскрывает желтовато-оранжевые пятна. Как и в случае с большинством видов в семействе, веточки и ветви демонстрируют выдающиеся лентеры . Листья мягкие и опускаются, с черешками, равными листьям в длину, и явно толще или вдохновляют на их конечности. Листья являются чередующимися и широко эллиптическими к яйцевидным, с округлой или надрезанной вершиной и терминальной щетиной (мукронат). Поверхности листьев часто заметно поцарапаны тем, что их потирают на щетину окружающих листьев.

The species is variable as regards pubescence, ranging from entirely glabrous to pubescent on stems and leaves. The fragrant, pincushion-like flowers are without petals and are produced in abundance at the beginning of the rainy season. Filaments are numerous (c.50) and long, initially pale yellow then turning darker with age. The 4 calyx segments recurve on opening, and the base is fringed with hairs. The distinctive torulose fruit is a silique and resembles a string of beads some 150mm in length. A slender, taller version of this species growing in the Socotra archipelago, Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen has been named Maerua angolensis subsp. socotrana (Schweinf. ex Balf. f.) Kers. M. angolensis is similar to M. schinzii Pax. from Namibia, which has thicker, almost fleshy leaves and other relatively trivial differences.^[3] Древесина этого вида является беловато-желтым, твердым, плотным и мелкозернистым, с тенденцией разделяться на концентрические раковины вдоль годовых колец.

Distribution

It is found in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, extending southwards into Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[4]^[5]^[6] The genus comprises some 57 species, mostly in tropical Africa, but also extending into the Middle East and tropical Asia.

Subspecies and varieties

Four subspecies and varieties are accepted:^[1]

Maerua angolensis var. africana Kers – eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and northern Yemen
Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis – tropical and southern Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Angola and Kwazulu-Natal
Maerua angolensis var. heterophylla Welw. ex Oliv. – Angola
Maerua angolensis subsp. socotrana (Schweinf. ex Balf.f.) Kers – Socotra

Uses

Despite their unpleasant, bitter taste, the leaves are used by African rural tribes during famine periods as a food supplement, and also used as a purgative.^[7] Powdered leaves are used as a fish poison and to treat anorexia and asthenia, while bark extracts and pulped leaves are used to promote the healing of wounds. Decoctions of the leaves are given to children suffering amoebic dysentery or jaundice, and to treat rheumatism, stomach-ache, epilepsy and diarrhoea, while decoctions of the bark are used to treat malaria and as an aphrodisiac. Game and livestock readily browse the foliage.^[8] This species, in common with other members of the family, is host to butterflies of the family Pieridae. Instar larvae may defoliate a tree completely, but leaves regrow readily.^[9]

Phytochemical analysis of the bark revealed glycosides, terpenes, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, carbohydrates, proteins, alkaloids and other constituents. Further studies suggested that the bark is non-toxic in anti-inflammatory doses, supporting ethnomedical use of the plant in managing inflammation.^[10]

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Maerua angolensis DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ "CJB - African plant database - Detail". ville-ge.ch. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.
^ Unit, Morphometrics and Ident. "eFloras Results For Maerua angolensis". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
^ "Maerua angolensis DC. [family CAPPARACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
^ "The Indigenous Trees of Southern Africa" - F. von Breitenbach (1965)
^ "Maerua angolensis". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
^ "Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa" - Watt & Brandwijk (1962)
^ "category1". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
^ "Plant Resources of Tropical Africa" - Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A (2013)
^ Adamu, A.; Abdurahman, E.M.; Ibrahim, H.; Abubakar, M.S.; Magaji, M.G.; Yaro, A.H. (2007). "Effect of Aqueous Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Maerua angolensis DC on Acute and Sub-Acute Inflammations" (PDF). Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-14.

Citations

Prodr. 1: 254 (1824) — Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 10 (1909). — Gilg & Bened. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 53: 257 (1915). — Burtt Davy, F.P.F.T. 1: 122 (1926). — Steedman, Trees etc. S. Rhod. 9 (1933). — Arwidss. in Bot. Notis. 1935: 360 (1936). — Exell & Mendonça, C.F.A. 1: 59 (1937). — Hauman & Wilczek, F.C.B. 2: 487 (1951). — O. B. Mill. in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 18: 16 (1952). — Milne-Redh. in Mem. N.Y.Bot. Gard. 8 3: 217 (1953). TAB. 35 fig. F. Type from Angola.

Внешние ссылки

Галерея «Флора Замбии»
Safari Africa Gallery
Ударил туловище
Продольный участок фруктов
Дресслер, с.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). « Маруа Анголенсис » . Африканские растения - фотоид . Франкфурт/Main: Научно -исследовательский институт Сенкенберг.

[powo-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Maerua angolensis DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[2] "CJB - African plant database - Detail". ville-ge.ch. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.

[3] Unit, Morphometrics and Ident. "eFloras Results For Maerua angolensis". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

[4] "Maerua angolensis DC. [family CAPPARACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

[5] "The Indigenous Trees of Southern Africa" - F. von Breitenbach (1965)

[6] "Maerua angolensis". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

[7] "Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa" - Watt & Brandwijk (1962)

[8] "category1". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

[9] "Plant Resources of Tropical Africa" - Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A (2013)

[10] Adamu, A.; Abdurahman, E.M.; Ibrahim, H.; Abubakar, M.S.; Magaji, M.G.; Yaro, A.H. (2007). "Effect of Aqueous Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Maerua angolensis DC on Acute and Sub-Acute Inflammations" (PDF). Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-14.

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