NAME: Allophylus africanus
FAMILY: Sapindaceae
COMMON NAMES: African false currant, African allophylus
LOCAL NAMES: Eekan-ehoro, Alarto, Odu-oko, banotoren, gono gonio
USEFUL PART(s): Leaves, Roots, Bark
GENERAL USES:
The fruit of the plant is edible and serves as food
The wood serves as fuel and lighting
It is use in making household or domestic tools e.g. handles, toy etc.
Twig can be use as chew-sticks.
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
Madagascar
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Cameroon
Tanzania
Mozambique
South Africa
WHY IS IT GREEN?
Allophylus africanus medicinal values include:
Diarrhea
Pile
Toothache
Anthelmintics
Venereal diseases
Cough
Sedatives
Painkiller
Arthritis
Rheumatism
Eye treatment
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Ornamental purpose
FUNFUL FACT
Allophylus africanus is a shrubby plant about 10m tall whose flower is white, cream, yellow or green in colour and fruit is red and fleshy.
FURTHER READINGS
Bharat, C. R., & Krishna, G. D. (2017). GC-MS analysis of young leaves of allophylus cobbe (L.) raeusch. and allophylus serratus (Roxb.) Kurz. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 51(3), 472–479. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.51.3.75
Chavan, R. B., & Gaikwad, D. K. (2016a). the Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Allophylus Species Used in Traditional Medicine: a Review. Www.wjpps.com World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5(11), 664–682. https://doi.org/10.20959/wjpps201611-8039
Chavan, R. B., & Gaikwad, D. K. (2016b). the Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Allophylus Species Used in Traditional Medicine: a Review. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5(11), 664–682. https://doi.org/10.20959/wjpps201611-8039
González, V. V., Solís, S. M., & Ferrucci, M. S. (2014). Anatomía reproductiva en flores estaminadas y pistiladas de Allophylus edulis (Sapindaceae). Boletin de La Sociedad Argentina de Botanica, 49(2), 207–216.
Oladosu, I. A., Balogun, S. O., & Liu, Z. Q. (2015). Chemical constituents of Allophylus africanus. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, 13(2), 0133–0141. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1875-5364(15)60017-6