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E.N. SINSKAYA’S inventory of plant taxa
Solanum L.
Cultivated species strictly endemic to the area, having their origin from wild species in
that area
In the African area of the development of the flora of domesticated plants plenty of indigenous
crop plants are concentrated, e.g.:
Antrocaryon micraster A.Chev. et A.Guill.
Blighia sapida Koenig
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott et Endl.
C. nitida (Vent.) Schott et Endl.
Ficus carica L.
Hibiscus aspera Hook. f. in Hook.
Mammea americana L.
Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv.
Panda oleosa Pierre
Pentadesma butyracea Sabine
Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine
Staudtia gabonensis Warburg
Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f.
T. pedata (J. Sm.) Hook.
Treculia africana Decne. ex Trécul
Urena lobata L.
Cultivated species having their primary centres of origin or their most important secondary
centres of origin in the area, or which are represented by endemic taxa
Bassia parkii G. Don (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn. f.)
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott ex Schott et Endl.
Dolichos lablab L. (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet)
Kerstingiella geocarpa Harms (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal et Band.)
Oryza sativa L.
Polygala butyracea Heckel
Ricinus zanzibaricus G. Pop. (R. communis L.)
Sophora alata Sanks.
Syzygium owariense Benth.
Tetracarpidium conophorum (Müll. Arg.) Hutch. et Dalz.
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thou. ex DC. (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.)
V. NEW WORLD AREA
Genera which include cultivated species, and which originated in the area
Agave L.
Canna L.
Capsicum L.
Cucurbita L.
Dahlia Cav.
Ipomoea L.
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