Saba senegalensis

Saba senegalensis
S. senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Saba
Species: S. senegalensis
Binomial name
Saba senegalensis
(A.DC.) Pichon

Saba senegalensis (Bambara: Nsaban or Zaban; English: Senegal saba; French (from a Pulaar bastardization): liane saba; Wolof: mad or madd or "kabaa" in Gambian Wolof; Pulaar: laare) is a shrub-like fruit tree of the Apocynaceae[1] family, native to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. The tree grows predominantly on riverbanks and in woodlands.[2] ICRISAT has cited S. senegalensis as a useful food crop plant and as a tool to combat soil degradation in rural Africa.[3]

S. senegalensis flowers

References

  1. "Plants Profile for Saba senegalensis (Senegal saba)". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. Burkill, HM. "A tree species reference and selection guide". PROSEA. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. "Transforming Agriculture in the Sahel Through Tree-Crop-Livestock Systems" (PDF). Icrisat.org. Retrieved 2013-10-15.


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