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Taxon:
Blighia sapida
K. D. Koenig
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Blighia
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Sapindoideae
Nomen number:
7271
Place of publication:
Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2:571, t. 16-17. 1806
Verified:
11/06/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cupania sapida
Voigt
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A.
1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Blighia+sapida&quantity=1
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Keay, R. W. J.
1989. Trees of Nigeria
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 91.
Note:
poisonous
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Pammel, L. H.
1911. Manual of poisonous plants.
Note:
poisonous
Rehm, S. & G. Espig.
1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_53.html
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
akee –
Reference(s)
akee-apple –
Reference(s)
French
akée –
Reference(s)
fisanier –
Reference(s)
German
Akibaum –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
castanheiro-da-África –
Reference(s)
Spanish
akí –
Reference(s)
huevo vegetal –
Reference(s)
seso vegetal –
Reference(s)
Swedish
aki –
Reference(s)
unknown
ackee –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
2
Cultivated
also cult. in tropics
Native
Africa
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Gabon
,
Sao Tome and Principe
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Mali
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
Cultivated
(also cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
for the edible aril
Rehm, S. & G. Espig.
1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Materials
beads
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_53.html
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Pammel, L. H.
1911. Manual of poisonous plants.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
unripe fruits and seeds
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
unripe fruits, seeds
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 91.
Note:
poisonous
Name
References