Boscia senegalensis

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 from West Africa. Still a traditional food plant in Africa, 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= ]

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* [http://books.nap.edu/openbook/11879/png/225.pngPhotograph of aizen fruit]


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