Some plants have been of interest to researchers in West Africa because of their use in the treatment of various disease conditions in Nigerian traditional medicine. The antioxidant activities of 24 herbal plants found in Southern Nigeria were investigated for in vitro anti-oxidant activities using ...

The red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus was introduced to Mauritius in the late 1800s and is now considered to be one of the most invasive species on the island. The diet of the bird was studied in forests at Brise Fer and Bel Ombre, in SW Mauritius, focusing on the role of the bulbul in seed...

In a study conducted in Nigeria, 11 acid soil-tolerant multipurpose trees and shrubs (MPTS) were assessed for preference and palatability with mature West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep using the cafeteria method. Approximately 500 g each of the MPTS were weighed in triplicates into plastic feeding...

Results from the in vitro antiamoebic activity (against Entamoeba histolytica) of some Congolese plant extracts used as antidiarrhoeals in traditional medicine indicated that of 45 plant extracts tested, 35 (77.78%) exhibited an antiamoebic activity and 10 (22.22%) were inactive. The highest...

A description is given of an area on the high plateaux of western Cameroon, which concentrates on the creation, utilization and use of hedges, a major feature of this wooded, bocage landscape. Hedges typically contain a mixture of tree and shrub species, have multipurpose functions, and are...

A study of 18 indigenous and introduced species (each illustrated with an unpaginated black and white plate), including data on ray, vessel and fibre dimensions, wood density, shrinkage and fibre saturation point: Albizia falcata [A. falcataria]; A. lebbek; Artocarpus communis; A. integrifolia [A....