DIVERSITY AND THE MOST COMMON TRADED SPECIES IN THE SUDANESE MEDICINAL PLANTS

Authors

  • H. Khalid
  • W. Abdalla

Abstract

The paper covers the most common species used in Sudanese folk medicine in the five floristic belts. In the desert belt the most common species are Ziziphus spina-christi L, Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. Cadaba farinosa Forssk, Fagonia cretica. Species of the semi-desert belt include Salvadora persica L., Maerua crassifolia Forssk., Capparis decidua Forssk., Acacia senegal (L.) Willd., Acacia nubica Benth. Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) DC Senna alexandrina Mill. (Cassia senna L.) Calotropis procera (Ait.). Thorn Savanna & scrub belt flora include, Albizzia amara (Roxb.) Boiv. Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. Cadaba glandulosa Forssk, Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. Acacia seyal Del. Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. Acacia senegal (L.) Willd., Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. Species of the deciduous Savanna are Combretum hartmannianum Schweinf., Terminalia brownii Fresen., Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A.Juss, Albizzia amara (Roxb.) Boiv., Acacia seyal Del. and the flood region flora cover Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart., Acacia polyacantha Willd. The most common species in trade records (imports and exports) were reported for the last five years (Dec. 2003 – Dec. 2007).

Author Biography

H. Khalid

Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research Institute, Sudan.

Published

2009-05-04

How to Cite

Khalid, H., & Abdalla, W. (2009). DIVERSITY AND THE MOST COMMON TRADED SPECIES IN THE SUDANESE MEDICINAL PLANTS. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 6, 429. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/838

Issue

ABSTRACTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS, CAPE TOWN NOVEMBER 2008

Section

Conference Abstracts

License

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution CC.

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. View License Deed | View Legal Code Authors can also self-archive their manuscripts immediately and enable public access from their institution's repository. This is the version that has been accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during submission, peer review and in editor-author communications.