- Boscia senegalensis
taxobox
name = "Boscia senegalensis"
image_caption = Boscia senegalensis(Aizen)
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Brassicales
familia =Capparaceae
genus = "Boscia "
species = "B. senegalensis"
binomial = "Boscia senegalensis"
binomial_authority =(Pers.) Lam. ex Poiret |Boscia senegalensis or Aizen, is a member of the family
Capparaceae . The plant originated fromWest Africa . Still a traditional food plant inAfrica , this little-known fruit has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare. [cite book |authorlink= |author=National Research Council |editor= |others= |title=Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits |origdate= |url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11879 |format= |accessdate=2008-07-25 |edition= |series=Lost Crops of Africa |volume=3 |date=2008-01-25 |publisher=National Academies Press |location= |isbn=978-0-309-10596-5 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter=Aizen (Mukheit) |chapterurl=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11879&page=221 |quote= |ref= ]References
External links
* [http://books.nap.edu/openbook/11879/png/225.pngPhotograph of aizen fruit]
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