Blighia

Blighia

taxobox
name = "Blighia"


image_caption = "Blighia sapida"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Blighia"
genus_authority = K.D.Koenig
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Blighia" is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to tropical Africa from Guinea east to Kenya. The fruit is partly edible, with the Ackee ("B. sapida") being grown commercially for fruit production.

The species are evergreen trees growing to 10-20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. The flowers are produced in small panicles. The fruit is an oval capsule 4-8 cm long containing three seeds, each surrounded by an edible fleshy yellow aril, and a thick, leathery orange or red skin; the fruit apart from the aril is very poisonous.

;Selected species
*"Blighia sapida" - Ackee
*"Blighia unijugata"
*"Blighia welwitschii"


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Blighia — Blighia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Blighia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Blighia Fruto Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español

  • Blighia — n. small genus of West African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe. Syn: genus {Blighia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blighĭa — (B. König), Untergattung der Gattung Cupania Plum., nach Bligh benannt, aus der Familie der Sapindaceae Sapindeae. 8. Kl. 3. Ordn. L. Art:. B. sapeda, Bauin in Guinea, auch in Jamaica angebaut; die fleischige Keimwarze wird, mit Fleischbrühe… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Blighĭa — Koen., Gattung der Sapindazeen mit der einzigen Art B. sapida Koen. (Aki, Vegetable marrow, Ris de veau végétal, Vild Kaschu), ein bis 20 m hoher, reichästiger Baum mit heller Rinde, zwei bis fünfjochigen Blättern, langgestielten, einzeln… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Blighia — Blighĭa Kön., Pflanzengattg. der Sapindazeen; von B. sapinda Kön., Aki (Akee), Vegetable marrow oder Riz de veau végétal, in Guinea heimisch, im übrigen Afrika und auf den Antillen angebaut, wird der Samenmantel gegessen, die Früchte medizinisch… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Blighia — B …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Blighia — ID 10456 Symbol Key BLIGH Common Name blighia Family Sapindaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit N/A Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Blighia — noun small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe • Syn: ↑genus Blighia • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Blighia Sapida — Aki …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”