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Breonadia salicina

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Identification
Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood [family RUBIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Breonadia salicina
Common name
  • niggum (Chapman) (NIGERIA, SAMBA-DAKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • hakoren babauniya (MM) káďányàr kaúrmìì (ZOG) káďányàr ràfíí (auctt.) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bara (Volkens fide JMD) (TOGO, TEM (Tschaudjo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • karereya (MM) karerhi (MM) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • water shea-nut (M McIntosh)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

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Entry for Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & Wood [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Adina microcephala (Del.) Hiern. [family RUBIACEAE]
Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & Wood [family RUBIACEAE]
Common names
English water shea-nut (M McIntosh). TOGO: TEM (Tschaudjo) bara (Volkens fide JMD) NIGERIA: FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria) karereya (MM) karerhi (MM) HAUSA hakoren babauniya (MM) káďányàr kaúrmìì (ZOG) káďányàr ràfíí (auctt.) SAMBA-DAKA niggum (Chapman)
Uses
(bark) Medicines: generally healing (leaf) Medicines: fabrifuges (bark) Phytochemistry: alkaloids (timber) Products: building materials (bark-sap) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. (timber) Products: carpentry and related applications (wood) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (wood) Products: household, domestic and personal items (twig) Products: chew-sticks, etc.
Products
english: Water shea-nutenglish: Shea-nut, water
Description
A tree to 18 m high, trunk to 80 cm diameter bearing a spreading crown; of the savanna, sea-level to 1500 m, commonly on river-banks and by streams; from Mali to W Cameroons, and dispersed widely elsewhere over tropical Africa.Sap-wood is white, heart-woo
References
References:1. Adejumo, FHI .5737, K. 2. Aubréville, 1950: 474, as Adina microcephala (Del.) Hiern. 3. Dalziel, 1937: 391, as A. microcephala Hiern. 4. Faulkner 71, K. 5. Haerdi, 1964: 136, as A. microcephala (Del.) Hiern. 6. Irvine, 1961: 654, as A. micro
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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