We also expanded taxon sampling from prior studies to include 20 species of section mesopygeum, as well as prunus africana. Prunus africana or pygeum is an evergreen tree native to the green yet forested regions of africa. Pdf guidance for a national prunus africana management. Pdf the exploitation of prunus africana on the island of bioko. This monoecious tree is native to 21 countries in subsaharan africa figure 2 19, 51, 52. Prunus africana, the african cherry, has a wide distribution in africa, occurring in montane regions of central and southern africa and on the islands of bioko, saotome, grande comore, and madagascar. Conservation priorities for prunus africana, a tree species found across afromontane regions. The adoption potential of prunus africana as an agroforestry tree enterprise for small scale farmers in cameroon s franzel, e ayuk, a b cunningham, b duguma, and c asanga franzel, s. Pdf prunus africana conservation priorities vinceti etal. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Vernonia amygdalina commonly called bitter leaf is a perennial shrub. Prunus africana is native to the montane tropical forests of subsaharan africa and madagascar. Rwenzori national parks have been discovered to have the highest concentration of the active ingredients needed for treating prostate cancer and other related health problems compared to other tree species in the country. Conservation priorities for prunus africana defined with the aid of.
Acknowledgements i will specially want to thank the research team that worked on prunus africana that is. Withania somnifera, warbugia ugandensis, prunus africana and plectrunthus barbatus are used traditionally in kenya for treatment of microbial infections and cancer. Its products are used in traditional medicine, as well as entering international. Detection of self incompatibility genotypes in prunus. Pygeum africanum prunus africana african plum tree introduction pygeum africanum, a member of the rosaceae family, is an evergreen species found across the entire continent of africa at altitudes of 3,000 feet or higher. To date, no identification of salleles had been done in prunus africana. Conservation by cultivation insitu conservation of representative viable populations exsituconservation bark harvesting from wild populations. Prunus africana is an evergreen tree growing to 18 m 59ft by 18 m 59ft at a fast rate. To set sustainable management and bark exploitation standards bark recovery, tree health status. Review of prunus africana from cameroon version edited for public release prepared for the european commission directorate general e environment env. To set sustainable management and bark exploitation standards bark. Pdf perspectives for sustainable prunus africana production and.
Pygeum africanum prunus africana african plum tree monograph. It is also known as red stinkwood, iron n plum, african prune, african cherry, and bitter almond, as well as having many names in local. Pygeum is available under the following different brand names. Rwenzori national parks have been discovered to have the highest concentration of the active ingredients needed for treating prostate cancer and other. The plant is called stinkwood because it has wood with an unpleasant odour. Pygeum africanum prunus africana african plum tree introduction pygeum africanum, a member of the rosaceae family, is an evergreen species found across the entire continent of.
For proper development of this prunus africana bark haversting. National plant germplasm system covid19 update, march 23, 2020. Prunus africana is endemic to africa and was included in appendix ii of the convention on international trade in endangered species cites in 1995. Prunus africana, the wonder anticancer tree in uganda. Phylogeny and spatiotemporal diversification of prunus. Unfortunately, they are all exploited from the wild and there has been little or no focussed effort to domesticate and cultivate them. Prunus africana is a species of the rosaceae family, known under its tradepilot name as. Interest in the species began in the 1700s when european travelers learned from.
Development and environment by the united nations environment programme world conservation monitoring centre august, 2008. A strategy for the conservation of prunus africana on mount cameroon. Threatened species programme sanbi red list of south. After almost 50 years of international trade in wild harvested medicinal bark from africa and madagascar, the example of prunus africana holds several lessons for both policy and practice in the fields of forestry, conservation and rural development. Sequence editing was done using the program sequencher version 3. Prunus africana is a medicinal plant of international recognition growing on montane ecosystems of tropical africa. Originally two initial brandname products produced france, italy to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy bph, now are at least 40 brandname products using prunus africana bark.
An assessment of the exploitation of prunus africana around the mount cameroon region can be linked with the trend of unsustainable exploitation prevailing in other parts of the world. Prunus africana definition of prunus africana by medical. The genus name prunus is derived from a latin word which refers to the plum family, and the scientific name prunus africana refers to the species of african origin. Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the fruits plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds native to the northern temperate regions, 430 different species are classified under prunus. The potential use of prunus africana for the control, treatment and management of common fungal and bacterial infections article pdf available in journal of medicinal plant research.
Prunus africana, the african cherry, has a wide distribution in africa, occurring in montane. Since 1970, prunus africana bark harvest has shifted from subsistence use to largescale commercial use for international trade. It occurs in wild in forests from 22 countries, majority in the eastern and southern. It decreases nocturia by 19%, increases peak urine flow by 23%, and reduces residual urine volume by 24% in men with bph. The genus prunus includes almonds, apricots, cherries, plumbs, peaches and nectarines. This article is within the scope of wikiproject food and drink, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of food and drink related articles on wikipedia. Conservation priorities for prunus africana, a tree species found across afromontane regions, which is of great commercial interest internationally and of local value for rural communities, were defined with the aid of spatial analyses applied to a set of georeferenced molecular marker data chloroplast and nuclear microsatellites from 32 populations in 9 african countries. Pdf antimicrobial activity and probable mechanisms of. Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in prunus. Prunus africana original language english setting export quotas of prunus africana. However, taking a combination of pygeum and stinging nettle does not appear to improve symptom of bph. Sustainability of harvesting prunus africana bark in cameroun.
Prunus africana african cherry in the eastern arc mountain forests of tanzania by richard alphonce giliba, 2018 supervisor. It is the only species of the genus prunus in africa and, unlike many other afromontane. This article examines the case of prunus africana hook. Prunus africana is classified as vulnerable, indicating that the species is facing a high risk of extinction due to overexploitation of bark for the traditional medicine trade. Entreprises impliquees dans les filieres des produits forestiers non ligneux en afrique centrale, cifor, editor. A wonder medicinal plant it belongs to the rosaceae family and it is also called the red stinkwood tree. In conclusion, prunus africana is a wonder medicinal plant species that has the potential to save the world from the current global deadly disease called prostate cancer.
It is an excellent candidate disease for chemoprevention because prostate cancer is typically slow growing and is usually diagnosed in elderly males. Pygeum pygeum africanum is an herb used for symptom improvement of bph benign prostatic hyperplasia like urinary problems, difficult urination, and prostate inflammation. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Pdf the potential use of prunus africana for the control. A strategy for the conservation of prunus africana. Moreover very little information exists on the bark regeneration potential of prunus africana trees and therefore the sustainable rotation period for harvesting of bark. In the interest of the environment, this website was built with 100% recycled pixels.
Technical papers and workshop proceedings mount cameroon project limbe, cameroon, 1996. Prunus africana is an evergreen tree with a height of more than 40 meters and a stem diameter of up to 1 meter 1. The record derives from rjp data supplied on 20111018 which reports it as an accepted name record 25340 with original publication details. Prunus africana describiose por joseph dalton hooker cornelis kalkman y espublizose en blumea 1. Prunus africana is an important multipurpose tree species azene et al. The genus name prunus is derived from the latin word which refers to the plum family and the scientific name prunus africana refers to the species of african origin. Guidance for a national prunus africana management plan cameroon. Pygeum africanum prunus africana african plum tree. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is. Sustainability of harvesting prunus africana bark in cameroon. The potential use of prunus africana for the control, treatment and management of common fungal and bacterial infections article pdf available in journal of medicinal plant research 411. We employed sequences of nuclear its, ets and psbatrnh, rpl16, rps16, and trncpetn of the plastid genome to reconstruct the phylogeny.
Antimicrobial activities of vernonia amygdalina del and. Prunus africana is a species of the rosaceae family, known under its tradepilot name as pygeum or african chery. Prunus africana planting by rural farmers in nw cameroon medicinal tree cultivation planting by cameroon government departments policies for achieving sustainable prunus africana. Pygeum africanum prunus africana or rosaceae is an african prune plum tree found in tropical africa. Here, prunus is circumscribed in its broad sense based on the argument that when viewed on a worldwide scale, the morphologic discontinuities among the segregate genera diminish and they overlap with one another. Rwenzori national parks have been discovered to have the highest concentration of the active ingredients needed for treating prostate cancer and. Forestiers non ligneux en afrique centrale, cifor, editor. Prunus africana conservation priorities vinceti etal plosone 20. Both the tree and the fruit see beneficial uses in african society. Prunus africana is confined to evergreen forests from near the coast to the mist belt and montane forests in kwazulunatal, eastern cape, swaziland, mpumalanga, zimbabwe and tropical africa. Prunus africana rapid inventory in 8 districts of uganda. Ensuring the future of the pygeum tree prunus africana bioversity. Structural distribution of wild prunus africana population in the kilumijim mountain forest. Masters thesis the exploitation and conservation of.
Prunus africana is the only indigenous species in the rsa. Acknowledgements i will specially want to thank the research team that worked on prunus africana. Taking pygeum by mouth reduces symptoms of bph such as low urine flow. Prunus africana is one of these important medicinal plant under domestication. Opinion of the hmpc on a european union herbal monograph on prunus africana hook f.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Structural diversity and regeneration of the endangered. Indicationspecific dosing for prunus africana, pygeum. It aims to inform decision makers in governments in producing. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to receive it. Prunus africana plantinfo everything and anything about. The latter typifies prunus africana, typically a straightboled evergreen canopy tree with rough bark for a detailed description see appendix 1 which is widespread in the mountainous and volcanic highlands of subsaharan africa.
Indicates countries in which prunus africana is distributed figure2. Sustainable bark collection of prunus africana, in. This it is a moderately fastgrowing tree which is sensitive to heavy frost, preferring areas where there is regular rain. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for their fruit and for decorative purposes. Hplc spectrum ethanol 70% soluble extractive value.
It is also the only tall forest member of rosaceae rose family in south africa. Phytosterol pygeum africanum regulates prostate cancer in. Pdf this brief documents current knowledge about pygeum prunus africana. Pdf abstract the bark of the montane trees species, prunus africana is utilised for the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia, and has a current. In kwazulunatal it is now locally extinct in more than half the forests in which it used to occur. Though we endeavour to ensure correctness, plant info, its owners and employees, cannot accept responsibility for any errors in information or any losses suffered due to the use of information on this site. Sep 17, 2019 enlarged prostate benign prostatic hyperplasia or bph. Conservation priorities for prunus africana defined with the. Ecology as with other members of the prunus genus, prunus africana possesses extrafloral nectaries to provide antiherbivore insects with a nutrient source in return for protecting the. Growth performance of domesticated prunus africana population in. Vegetative propagation of prunus africana springerlink. Pdf abstract the linkage between herbal medicines and the sustainability of medical plants from which they are.
One product combining prunus africana and stinging nettle root, in germany has been highly effective, in many cases better than prunus africana alone. Conservation priorities for prunus africana, a tree species found across afromontane regions, which is of great. Since cudwell industries uganda limited has exclusively funded the whole prunus africana rapid inventory, the findings of this inventory should not be disclosed to any body except nfa. Prunus africana has been used for generations in african traditional medicine to treat prostate. Learn more about pygeum uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain pygeum. Currently all exports of prunus africana are subjected to a cites export permit to protect the tree from depletion in africa. It is a montane tree species of the tropical africa. The genus name prunus is derived from the latin word which refers to the plum family and the scientific name prunus africana. It can be found at 9003,400 m 3,00010,000 ft above sea level. The region of west and central africa is endowed with highvalue fruit trees and medicinal plants, which are currently traded locally as well as on regional and international markets. Kalkman is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus prunus family rosaceae. The objective of this study was to assess sizeclass distribution and regeneration levels and to characterize structural diversity of p. Most prunus tree species exhibit a homomorphic gametophytic selfincompatibility gsi system, in which the pollen phenotype is encoded by its own haploid genome. Power, policy and the prunus africana bark trade, 19722015.
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