This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

Vitellaria paradoxa (CF Gaertn.) is a multi-purpose tree species distributed in a narrow band
across sub-Saharan Africa. The species is integrated into crop** and agroforestry systems …

Abstract Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa CF Gaertn.) is arguably socio-economically and
environmentally the most important plant species in the semi-arid and arid zones of Africa …

Shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa, synonym: Butyrospermum paradoxum or parkii) have been
botanically recorded in 21 countries across semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa. Dried kernels are …

Tree populations have declined substantially in West Africa in recent decades, raising
concerns since trees provide numerous ecosystem goods and services. Regional …

Vitellaria paradoxa (Gaertn CF), or shea tree, remains one of the most valuable trees for
farmers in the Atacora district of northern Benin, where rural communities depend on shea …

This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Plant parts are often used by local people to treat their
affections. This study addressed the Traditional Medicinal Knowledge of woody species in …

Résumé Le tamarinier (Tamarindus indica L.) est un fruitier spontané aux usages multiples.
Bien que reconnu comme très utilitaire en Afrique subsaharienne, au Togo, l'on ne dispose …

West African savannas are experiencing rapid land cover change that threatens biodiversity
and affects ecosystem productivity through the loss of habitat and biomass, and carbon …