7 ICACINA Icacina (Icacina oliviformis)1 is a small, drought-resistant shrub forming dense stands in the West African and Central African savannas. It is remarkable for yielding three fundamentally different types of food: a snack, a staple, and a famine food.

Mar 19, 2025 · From the familiar Indian Mango to the exotic Icacina fruit, this collection of “I” fruits has revealed a world of flavors waiting to be enjoyed. While many of these fruits remain regional treasures, their nutritional benefits and culinary versatility make them worth seeking out.

Oct 13, 2024 · Icacina trichantha is a small shrub producing climbing stems up to 2 metres long from a very large tuber

Mar 20, 2023 · Icacina. Icacinas are grown in Western Tropical Africa, primarily Sudan. The fruit, seeds, and tuber are all edible. The tuber, however, is quite poisonous and leads to dysentery if not detoxified before eating. This makes the tuber into a “famine food” eaten only in hard times. In a nation where hard times are the norm, this is hard to ...

The Icacinaceae, also called the white pear family, [3][4] are a family of flowering plants, [5] consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was traditionally circumscribed quite broadly, with around 55 genera totalling over 400 species.

Icacina is a fruit native to Africa, particularly found in countries like Nigeria and Cameroon. The fruit grows on a small tree and has a round shape with a yellowish-green color. It has a unique taste that is a combination of sweet and tangy flavors.

The book assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each fruit is also described in a separate chapter, based on information provided and assessed by experts throughout the world.

21. Icacina. Icacina is a tropical fruit found in West and Central Africa and is sometimes called the African bush mango or dika nut. This small tree’s fruit is round with a tough outer layer that’s yellow or orange. Inside, it’s white with a single seed.

Icacina senegalensis Juss. is a perennial shrub, native to Africa. It belongs to the family of Icacinaceae and is commonly known as the yellow-fruit yam or simply Icacina. This plant is highly valued in traditional medicine for its various medicinal properties. It has a unique appearance and can grow up to a height of 1.2 meters. Appearance

Common name: Icacina Family. Number of genera: 40 genera. Number of species (Mabberley 1997): 258 species. exposed. Fruits: Pistil (s) compound; 1; 1-pistillate; with carpels united. Fruit pericarpium; simple; drupe drupe: Epicarp epicarp: respiratory hole. Mesocarp mesocarp: not sharply differentiated. Endocarp. ridges. Funiculus funiculus: