Nnnred data book of the flowering plants of cameroon

This data set placed the monocots represented by only three grasses rice, maize, and. The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, angiospermae, or magnoliophyta, are the. Cameroon 3ministry of forestry and wildlife, minfof, 34430 yaounde, cameroon article published on february 20, 2014 key words. Ethnomedicobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in. Date of execution 20042007 country cameroon research area prunus africana, nontimber forest products, sustainable economic development and resource use, cameroon species name. Republic of cameroon biodiversity status strategy and action plan. This research covered a period of 12 months from may 2007 to april 2008.

Abstract this is tropical africas first red data book for plants. Ethnobotany and the medicinal plants of the korup rainforest project area, cameroon a. Potential of cameroonian plants and derived products against. Buy the kew gardens flowering plants colouring book. We estimated the number and proportion of flowering. The ei for asthma in nkongsamba region is %pm x amp0. Patterns of distribution and endemism of plants in the cameroon mountains.

Eneo cameroon announces that it has successfully commissioned a new thermal power plant in maroua that is capable of delivering a maximum power of 10 mw. This facility is intended to supply power to the nig. Cameroon aspires to be the worlds leading cashew producer by. In publishing a checklist of the plants of mount cameroon we omitted to make the necessary combination in chassalia for a rare species of that genus first.

Contributions to trees for the future are taxdeductible to the extent permitted by law. Nowadays, however, it only produces about 33 tons yearly thanks namely to gic ribaou, a group of passionate people who, for years now, have been trying to keep the production alive in the north while cote divoire is the world leading. The book red data book of the flowering plants of cameroon. Ethnobotanical study of plant non timber forest products. In order to assess their acclaimed potentials, eleven extracts were prepared from seven selected plants commonly used in western cameroon, and tested both for their antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity. Proceedings of the 18th aetfat congress, yaounde, cameroon 9781842463888. This addition to the red data book of the international union for the conservation of nature and natural resources documents 815 rare threatened species in cameroon, most of which have been assessed here for the first time.

Indigenous trees and shrubs in silvopastoral systems of. Cameroonian plants used to treat microbial diseases, and the efficacy of plantderived extracts and compounds. Ethnobotanical survey of trees in fundong, northwest. This listing of species of vascular plant flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies. Takembeng is referred to in a variety of different ways, including. In this video, he is speaking, en francais, about the usefulness of resources like jstor and jstor plant science for research in africa. Toward the end of colonial control and in the early years of independent. Red data book of the flowering plants of cameroon by jeanmichel onana, 9781842464298, available at book depository with free delivery. Through the project, alternatives source of wood for general household heating and cooking will be put in place which will reduce the pressure that is presently mounted on our forest by communitys high demand.

Iucns first plant red data book, which was published in 1978, covered 250 of the worlds most threatened plant species. Potential of cameroonian plants and derived products. This group is composed of four parameters including. This is tropical africas first red data book for plants. Inventory and identification of plants used in the. Medicinal plants play a key role in malaria control in africa, especially in remote areas where health facilities are limited. The ewondo ethnic group forms a largest portion, the half of the total number of sellers. Flowering plants of the kalahari dunes, isbn 3 620 27376 3, 2001, is very useful for the area and many plants also occur widespread elsewhere. Since plants grow in the interface between soils and the atmosphere they can be used as passive biomonitors for the. Takembeng or takumbeng are a female social movement in the northwest region of cameroon. Rare plants data book of korea iucn library system. Rumpi hills forest reserve rhfr and the kimbi fungom national park kfnp. At least 225 hectares of cocoa trees to be grown in the coastal region in the coming three years business in cameroon.

Saprophytic flowering plants of mount cameroon springerlink. Patterns of distribution and endemism of plants in the. Leafblades narrowly elliptic, rarely obovate, 2 4 12 15 x 0. Red data book for the flowering plants of bhutan wwf. Ethnobotanical investigations were conducted in fundong central subdivision in the northwest region of cameroon to identify trees growing in the area and collect information on their uses by the local people. The project aims at putting in place a mechanism and knowhow for the replacement of lost forest in the mount cameroon region. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The hot and humid south supports dense rainforests in which hardwood evergreen treesincluding mahogany.

Cameroon contains tropical africas most speciesdiverse hotspots for plants. However, takembeng is the most common spelling and rendering in the english language newspapers of cameroon. To preserve its wildlife, cameroon has more than 20 protected reserves comprising national parks, zoos, forest reserves and sanctuaries. Field data collected and analyzed tables 1, 2 and 3, figures 1 and 2. Cameroon aspires to be the worlds leading cashew producer. It is the only known site in africa for oxygyne and the type locality of two of the three described species of afrothismia burmanniaceae are at mount cameroon, one being strictly endemic to the mountain. This book provides a flora of the mefou area, cameroon. Through the project, alternatives source of wood for general household heating and cooking will be put in place which will reduce the pressure that is presently mounted on our forest by communitys high demand for wood. The angiosperms, or flowering plants, are one of the major groups of extant seed plants. Red data book of the flowering plants ofcameroon iucnglobalah997472020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. Trees for the future is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization tax id number. It has a wide range of climatic types, from the wet southern regions near the equator to the. This is tropical africas first red data book for plants, documenting 815 species in cameroon as being threatened using iucn global assessments.

The who7 estimated that 80% of the african population is. Patterns of distribution and endemism of plants in the cameroon mountainstropeg 2016 page iv to cite this work. This addition to the red data book of the international union for the conservation of nature and natural resources documents 815 rare threatened species in cameroon, most of. Life in and around a palm oil plantation in cameroon in. Since numerous species occur beyond cameroon, the new assessments are also relevant to. Research open access an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in babungo, northwest region, cameroon david j simbo abstract background. At least 225 hectares of cocoa trees to be grown in. These movements connect with traditional practices common throughout the western grassfields of cameroon where groups of women perform ostracizing rituals against individuals in their communities. S some lbrms ofbiodiversitv tbund in cameroun prom left to right.

How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals. It is the only known site in africa for oxygyne and the type locality of two of the three described species of afrothismia burmanniaceae are at mount cameroon, one being strictly endemic to. In the book 815 species are documented as being threatened using iucn global assessments, most being assessed for the first time. Plants profile for nymphaea amazonum amazon waterlily. Parasitism of host trees by the loranthaceae in the region. Annual cuttingedge horizon scan of global plant status. These include authors such as mbita 1999, dibong et al. Cameroons official and unofficial symbols including the national animal, bird, fish, flag, flower, gem, mammal, motto, nickname, coat of arms, song, seal, tree by trending. Research open access an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal. Medicinal uses and natural availability of three plant. A swedish collection of medicinal plants from cameroon. Mount cameroon probably has africas greatest concentration of saprophytic flowering plants.

Since plants grow in the interface between soils and the atmosphere they. In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of. The growing population number and traffic loads, increasing environmental pressures, agricultural intensification, and the establishment of mount cameroon national park demand farsighted environmental management in the region and the definition of a favorable ecological status. Barthelemy tchiengue from national herbarium of cameroon.

He has been a partner in jstor plant science since its beginning. This category contains unidentified, unclassified, unknown or mislabelled plants in cameroon. The program was set in 2012 after a study revealed that the average cocoa producer was 60 years in some production basins in the country. Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences them is a fundamental prerequisite for effective conservation and sustainable utilisation of biodiversity. Business in cameroon seventy five young farmers from the coastal region have joined the programme new generation set by cameroons cocoa and coffee council in order to introduce young people to the cocoaproducing industry. Masters thesis the exploitation and conservation of prunus. I write a formal letter in french requesting a tour, which the secretary passes to the day manager who passes it to the site manager who, well, actually i dont know where it went but. Parasitism of host trees by the loranthaceae in the region of. Seventy five young farmers from the coastal region have joined the programme new generation set by cameroons cocoa and coffee council in order to cameroon. Palm oil company at centre of bitter land rights struggle in cameroon victoria schneider and dylan collins in cameroon mon 27 jul 2015 08. Results and discussion a total of 41 species of medicinal plants listed in 36 genera and 26 families were identified and inventoried in douala town.

Numerous medicinal plants are commonly used in both urban and rural areas in cameroon as well as in most african countries, in thetreatment of infectious diseases. Indigenous trees and shrubs in silvopastoral systems of the bamenda highlands of cameroon. Takumbeng, amazons, les amazones des sdf, and mami takembeng. The plants of mefou proposed national park, central. Useful books for identifying flowering plants in namibia. Traditional medicinal plants dar es salaam university press ministry of health tanzania, 1991, 391 p. The indiscriminate exploitation of the prunus afraicana tree around the mount cameroon region can be associated with the trend of environmental degradation prevailing in the world. The contribution of this project towards the namibian red list rl has been invaluable. Widely cited figures range from 67% to 96% but these have not been based on firm data. In each data set, researchers categorized plant species as either biotically pollinated by insects andor verte brates or wind pollinated based on observations of. These plants are constituted of two apocynaceae alstonia boonei and picralima nitida and one rubiaceae sarcocephalus latifolius syn. State of the worlds plants 2017 royal botanic gardens, kew.

Jun 25, 2009 ethnobotanical investigations were conducted in fundong central subdivision in the northwest region of cameroon to identify trees growing in the area and collect information on their uses by the local people. This version of the red data book was scanned from the original book. Since numerous species occur beyond cameroon, the new assessments are also. An ethnobotanical survey, realized in cameroon from 2003 and 2015 has permitted to identify three medicinal plants with traditional monospecific and multispecific uses. Barthelemy tchiengue is a respected botanist from the national herbarium of cameroon in yaounde, cameroon. Given that there are approximately 8,000 plants species in cameroon, the percentage of medicinal plants used % pm is 0. The wildlife of cameroon is composed of its flora and fauna. An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to record information on medicinal plants from traditional medical practitioners in babungo and to identify the medicinal plants used for treating diseases. Iucn global assessments, jeanmichel onana and martin cheek is published by royal botanic gardens, kew. International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The name is claimed to derive from a society of princes in the precolonial bafut tribal area. The cdis database contains breakdowns of direct investment position data, including, in most instances, separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as tables that present mirror data i. This paper describes the medicinal plants sold at yaounde markets, and analyses their use and relative importance. About 155 plant species are classified by the international union for the conservation of nature and natural resources iucn as threatened species. Knoema is the most comprehensive source of global decisionmaking data in the world. Lets note that cameroon started producing cashew in 1975, about the same time as cote divoire. Mar 28, 2017 the growing population number and traffic loads, increasing environmental pressures, agricultural intensification, and the establishment of mount cameroon national park demand farsighted environmental management in the region and the definition of a favorable ecological status. Contributions to trees for the future are taxdeductible to. Bordering nigeria, it is considered one of the wettest parts of africa and records africas second highest concentration of biodiversity. Masters thesis the exploitation and conservation of. Cameroon contains tropical africa s most speciesdiverse hotspots for plants. Barthelemy tchiengue from national herbarium of cameroon en.

Using plastid genomescale data to resolve enigmatic relationships among basal angiosperms. Data used to qualify the parameters are based on the literature and the results contained in the document guidance for a national prunus africana management plan cameroon. The plants of mefou proposed national park, central province. Pdf on dec 1, 2011, benedict john pollard and others published orchidaceae. Other insects unique to cameroon include the flower beetles mecynorrhina kraatzi and eudicella schultzeorum, a stag beetle prosopocoilus estellae, a longhorned beetle anoeme vingerhoedti naturalsciences. The city of yaounde, central province, is the political capital of cameroon. Nowhere is this more acute than in speciesrich tropical africa, where so little is known about. Only few researchers in cameroon focused on antitrypanosomal and antileishmanial compounds from medicinal plants. With acrobat reader dc you can do more than just open and view pdf files its easy to add annotations to documents using a complete set of commenting tools take your pdf tools to go work on documents. It turns out this is a huge tea growing region, and a guide book says we can have a free tour of the huge processing plant here at the cameroon tea estates. Ethnobotanical survey of trees in fundong, northwest region. The cupboard with its collection of 32 botanically identified and some unidentified medicinal plants from cameroon is the starting point for this paper santesson, 1926.

Such knowledge is increasingly urgent as biodiversity responds to the ongoing effects of global climate change. Inventory and identification of plants used in the treatment. Foliar nutrient and metal levels of crops in the mount. Cameroon has a rich biodiversity, with about 8,620 plants species and several animal groups earthtrends, 2003, encountered in both protected about 8 %, and unprotected areas. Ethnobotany and the medicinal plants of the korup rainforest.

Red data book of namibian plants national business research. Oct 25, 2010 cameroon has a rich biodiversity, with about 8,620 plants species and several animal groups earthtrends, 2003, encountered in both protected about 8 %, and unprotected areas. Considering the importance of the participatory approach that places consumers at the center of. Our tools allow individuals and organizations to discover, visualize, model, and present their data and the worlds data to facilitate better decisions and better outcomes. It belongs to the equatoguinean, subequatorial climate mobyetia, 1979. We would value your expertise to identify these media and find their rightful places in the appropriate category structure. Introductory chapters cover the vegetation, geology, soil types, climate, threats, invasive and alien plants, ethnobotany and history of botanical exploration in the area. Ethnomedicobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the.