Saba senegalensis
| Saba senegalensis | |
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| S. senegalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Saba |
| Species: | S. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Saba senegalensis (A.DC.) Pichon |
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Saba senegalensis (Bambara: Nsaban or Zaban; English: Senegal saba; French (from a Pulaar bastardization): liane saba; Wolof: mad or madd or "kabaa" in Gambian Wolof; Pulaar: laare) is a shrub-like fruit tree of the Apocynaceae[1] family, native to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. The tree grows predominantly on riverbanks and in woodlands.[2] ICRISAT has cited S. senegalensis as a useful food crop plant and as a tool to combat soil degradation in rural Africa.[3]
This tree, or another very similar species, is also found in east Africa, for example in Comoros, Madagascar and Tanzania, referred to as Saba comorensis.
References[edit]
- ^ "Plants Profile for Saba senegalensis (Senegal saba)". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ Burkill, HM. "A tree species reference and selection guide". PROSEA. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Transforming Agriculture in the Sahel Through Tree-Crop-Livestock Systems" (PDF). Icrisat.org. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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