Taxon:
Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.
Summary
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 45:157. 1990
Verified:
10/16/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
- Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
- Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
- PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
manketti – mogongo – mongongo – Africa (South)
mangetti – French
mugongo – Portuguese
mungomo – omunkhete –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | beverage base | fruit pulp | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/ |
Human food | fruit | fruit pulp | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/ |
Human food | nut | | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/ |
Human food | oil/fat | from seeds | Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 |
Materials | fiber | | Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 |
Materials | wood | for cabinet making, carpentry, musical instruments | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/ |
Materials | wood | for carving utensils and ornaments | Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press. |
Medicines | folklore | | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/ |