Alchornea floribunda is a large, straggly shrub that grows into a bush about 4.5 metres (15 ft) tall. [4]
Usesedit
This plant has many traditional uses. The leaves are sometimes cooked and eaten as a vegetable and may be eaten with meat or fish as an antidote to poison. They are also consumed as a remedy for ovarian problems and gastro-intestinal disorders. A decoction of the dried leaves is used to treat diarrhoea and the leaves are pulped to promote the healing of wounds. The dried leaves and fibrous root scrapings are used as a substitute for tobacco. The powdered rootbark is highly prized in traditional medicine as a stimulating intoxicant and aphrodisiac.[4]
This plant is preferentially used by chimpanzees in making tools for catching termites in the Dja Faunal Reserve in south eastern Cameroon. The animals hunt through the forest for the shrub and make short poles out of it. Thicker poles about half a metre long are used to dig into and disturb the termite mound, and thinner, flexible poles are inserted for the angry termites to climb onto. The chimpanzees then scoop the termites clinging to their fishing rods into their mouths.[5]
^Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Alchornea floribunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144268383A149054229. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^Deblauwe, Isra; Guislain, Patrick; Dupain, Jef; Van Elsacker, Linda (2006). "Use of a tool-set by Pan troglodytes troglodytes to obtain termites (Macrotermes) in the periphery of the Dja Biosphere Reserve, southeast Cameroon". American Journal of Primatology. 68 (12): 1191–1196. doi:10.1002/ajp.20318. PMID 17096418. S2CID 23421447.
External linksedit
Alchornea floribunda – Alan Root in the Entheology.com database.
January 01, 1970
alchornea, floribunda, plant, native, tropical, africa, plant, locally, known, niando, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, clade, rosids, order, ma. Alchornea floribunda is a plant native to tropical Africa 2 The plant is locally known as Niando 3 Alchornea floribunda Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malpighiales Family Euphorbiaceae Genus Alchornea Species A floribunda Binomial name Alchornea floribundaMull Arg Contents 1 Description 2 Uses 3 Phytochemicals 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDescription editAlchornea floribunda is a large straggly shrub that grows into a bush about 4 5 metres 15 ft tall 4 Uses editThis plant has many traditional uses The leaves are sometimes cooked and eaten as a vegetable and may be eaten with meat or fish as an antidote to poison They are also consumed as a remedy for ovarian problems and gastro intestinal disorders A decoction of the dried leaves is used to treat diarrhoea and the leaves are pulped to promote the healing of wounds The dried leaves and fibrous root scrapings are used as a substitute for tobacco The powdered rootbark is highly prized in traditional medicine as a stimulating intoxicant and aphrodisiac 4 This plant is preferentially used by chimpanzees in making tools for catching termites in the Dja Faunal Reserve in south eastern Cameroon The animals hunt through the forest for the shrub and make short poles out of it Thicker poles about half a metre long are used to dig into and disturb the termite mound and thinner flexible poles are inserted for the angry termites to climb onto The chimpanzees then scoop the termites clinging to their fishing rods into their mouths 5 Phytochemicals editCompounds contained in Alchornea floribunda include Alchorneine Alchorneinone Alkaloids Anthranilic acid Gentisinic acid Isoalchorneine and Yohimbine 3 See also editPsychedelic plantsReferences edit Botanic Gardens Conservation International BGCI amp IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 2019 Alchornea floribunda IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T144268383A149054229 Retrieved 25 October 2023 Alchornea floribunda Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved 21 January 2018 a b Dr Duke s Database a b Alchornea floribunda Useful Tropical Plants Retrieved 2015 08 02 Deblauwe Isra Guislain Patrick Dupain Jef Van Elsacker Linda 2006 Use of a tool set by Pan troglodytes troglodytes to obtain termites Macrotermes in the periphery of the Dja Biosphere Reserve southeast Cameroon American Journal of Primatology 68 12 1191 1196 doi 10 1002 ajp 20318 PMID 17096418 S2CID 23421447 External links editAlchornea floribunda Alan Root in the Entheology com database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alchornea floribunda amp oldid 1181808118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
