Mubo Sonibare

• Ph. D.
• Professor at University of Ibadan

Wild tubers of Dioscorea bulbifera (Db) and Dioscorea hirtiflora (Dh) mainly used as sources of famine food and in herbal preparations are often indiscriminately collected in Africa and Asia. Therefore, there is the need to complement wild sourcing of the tubers to promote their conservation. The present study reports in vitro tuberous induction (8...

We have utilized Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLP) in conjunction with chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) sequence data to study the genetic diversity in 53 accessions of Dioscorea dumetorum from six countries in West and Central Africa. Our results provide a comparison of the two marker systems with regards to their applicability to differentiat...

Pregnant women in Nigeria use plant preparations to facilitate childbirth and to reduce associated pain. The rationale for this is not known and requires pharmacological validation. Obtain primary information regarding the traditional use of plants and analyze their uterine contractility at cellular level. Semi-structured, open interviews using que...

A detailed morphological study of the leaf epidermis of the tropical genus Ficus Linn. in Nigeria is presented. The study revealed several interesting epidermal features that have not previously been reported in the genus. Leaf epidermal characters such as pattern of epidermal cells, type of stomata, shape of guard cell pairs, and cuticular ornamen...

Veronica orientalis and related species form one of the taxonomically most challenging subgroups within the genus Veronica. Hybridization and polyploidization on the one hand and convergent character evolution on the other have made delimitation of species difficult. Amplified fragment length polymorphisms and plastid DNA markers were used in conju...

Basella alba L. (BA) is utilized in Nigeria to manage Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), according to an ethnobotanical study. However, this claim has not been supported by any scientific data. This study investigated the effect of the methanol leaf extract of the plant in alleviating polycystic ovary conditions in rats. The methanol extract of BA...

Adulteration, misidentification, and substitution of wild Dioscorea species are common in Nigeria's herbal market and among traditional herbal practitioners. The present investigation reports a comparative micromorphological study of three wild species of Dioscorea L. used in ethnomedicine in South-western Nigeria to elucidate taxonomically signifi...

Women, who account for 51% of Africa's population, face health issues including infertility. Most discussions, however, are centered on male reproductive health issues, such as erectile dysfunction, while ignoring reproductive issues that affect women of reproductive age. Plant extracts in the form of concoctions or infusions are utilized to tre...

Background Microbes’ resistance to orthodox drugs and continued emergence of new infections call for search of new drugs that can mitigate such resistance and cure newly emerging infections. Despite the therapeutic importance of Costus afer and Palisota hirsuta , the detailed pharmacognostic characters of the two plants are still missing in the lit...

Local communities in Mzimba District, Malawi, have limited access to healthcare services and often rely on traditional medical practice and medicinal plants (MPs) for most of their medical care. However, phytomedicines’ use has not been well documented. This study aimed to identify and document medicinal plants and the associated ethnobotanical kno...

Background : Standardisation as a tool in quality control ensures purity, safety and efficacy of herbal medicines. Uvaria chamae from the family Annonaceae has wide medicinal application which includes its use as a febrifuge and as an anti-inflammatory.Objective: The study was aimed at developing some Pharmacognostic standards for the leaves of U....

In vitro propagation of yam via organogenesis is constrained with low multiplication rate. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) has shown rapid multiplication potentials in yam. However, it has not been adopted by practical seed system scenarios due to genotype specificity. Reports have shown that SE is regulated endogenously by phytochemicals, but this is y...

Background: In Nigeria, an estimated 20-30% of our population is believed to suffer from mental disorders. Cissampelos owariensis has been used in Southwest Nigerian traditional medicine to treat mental illness. Objectives: This study evaluated the anti-psychotic potential of Cissampelos owariensis crude extract, fractions, sub-fractions and isolat...

Philenoptera cyanescens (PC) leaves are used ethno-medically for the treatment of mental disorder in Southwestern Nigeria. The crude extract and solvent fractions of the PC leaves have earlier been reported for in vivo antipsychotic properties in rodents. The D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) assay is an in vitro anti-psychotic model. However, there is li...

The species of the genus Tetracera are utilized as remedies for various illnesses and infections including backache, haemorrhoids, diabetes, jaundice, scurvy, cough, and tooth pain. The root, stem bark, and leaves of these medicinal plants display several physiological activities. The phytochemicals reportedly present in the species include tann...

In Yoruba, southwestern Nigeria, Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre is known as “Akerejupon”. S. jollyanum is commonly used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments because of its diverse biological activities. However, a thorough examination of the traditional, pharmacological, and phytochemical properties of S. jollyanum is yet lacki...

Curculigo pilosa (Schumach. & Thonn.) Engl. (Hypoxidaceae) is commonly used in traditional medicine in the management of several ailments. The rhizome is traditionally used for treating gastrointestinal diseases. The present study focuses on the in vitro anti-ulcer activity of Curculigo pilosa and isolation of compounds. Powdered rhizomes of the pl...

Curculigo pilosa (Schumach. & Thonn.) Engl. and Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre are commonly used plants in traditional medicine in the management of several ailments. The rhizomes of C. pilosa and seeds of S. jollyanum are traditionally used for treating gastrointestinal diseases. There is need to justify the medicinal claim of the selected plants...

The lipid-rich Seed of Moringa oleifera has been promoted as an effective water clarifier. Aside its vital nutritional application as an emerging food additive, the seed has continued to gain a wider acceptance in various global ethnomedicines for managing several communicable and lifestyle diseases, howbeit, its potential toxic effect, particularl...

Tragia benthamii(TBM) commonly called the climbing nettle is a tropical plant claimed to have numerous anti inflammatory effects in sub Saharan African ethnomedicine which lacks scientific evidence. Aqueous extracts of TBM were further prepurified on a RP-C18 parked solid phase system to obtain 20% aqueous fraction. This fraction was enzymatically...

In vitro culture is not only known for the mass propagation of medicinal plants, it can also be used to boost the accumulation of useful metabolites. This work was aimed at studying the potential of elicitation on the accumulation of antioxidant secondary metabolites in different Musa species accessions. Shoot cultures of selected six Musa spp. acc...

Tragia benthamii (TBM) commonly called the climbing nettle is a tropical plant claimed to have numerous anti inflammatory effects in sub Saharan African ethnomedicine which lacks scientific evidence. Aqueous extracts of TBM were further prepurified on a RP-C18 parked solid phase system to obtain 20% aqueous fraction. This fraction was enzymatically...

Background: Peptic ulcer is a gastrointestinal disorder affecting about four million people globally. This study was designed to evaluate the in vitro anti-ulcer activity of Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre and isolate bioactive compounds. Method: Powdered plant seeds were extracted with methanol. The extract was successively partitioned into n-hex...

The edible and wild cultivars of Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax. (Family: Dioscoreaceae) are commonly used as close substitutes in herbal markets due to their edibility and medicinal importance. Comparative study of the cultivars was done using chemical analysis of their methanol tuber extracts and by utilizing the DNA barcode regions, ribulose-1,...

The effect of Tetracera potatoria leaves and its isolated constituent on polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and associated gynaecological cancers was investigated. Crude extract showed the lowest level of luteinizing hormone and the highest level of estradiol and follicle stimulating hormone, comparable to the normal control group. The hexane (IC50...

The tubers of Dioscorea hirtifloraBenth. are widely used as food during famine and as medicine in South-western Nigeria. The aim of this study was to identify bioactive compound(s) from the tuber of Dioscorea hirtiflora. Bioactive constituents from the ethyl acetate extract and fractions of the tubers were identified using gas chromatography-mass s...

Securidaca longepedunculata (SL) and Luffa cylindrica (LC) leaf extracts have been shown to exhibit significant antiulcer effect on ethanol-induced gastric lesions. This study examined the antiulcerogenic effect of chromatographic fractions of ethyl acetate extracts of the selected plants. The ethyl acetate extracts of (SL) and (LC) were fractionat...

Sphenocentrum jollyanum seeds (MeOH extract and n butanol fraction) exhibited urease inhibitory activity (IC50 40.0±0.92, 28.6±0.41). The Ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction gave significant antacid activity with an increase in the baseline pH value of 1.2 to 1.61±0.00 and 1.53±0.00 at 50 and 100 mg, respectively, compared to the antacid activity of sod...

Abstract Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 30% of premenopausal women are affected with secondary infertility. Nigerian (Yoruba) women show a higher tendency towards exaggerated ovarian (PCOS) response to stimulation for assisted conception associated with a higher prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Objective: Identify and docume...

Musa species are used traditionally for the management of many diseases. The study evaluated and compared anticholinesterase, anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities of Musa acuminata (Simili radjah, ABB) fruits and leaves fractions and characterized the bioactive compounds using HPTLC‐HRMS and NMR. Leaf fractions gave the highe...

This study investigated the antipsychotic potentials of Philenoptera cyanescens (PC) methanol extract and fractions against ketamine-induced psychosis in Balb/C mice. The methods used were the hyper-locomotion, stereotype behaviour, Y-maze and Forced Swim Test models. The extrapyramidal effect of the active fractions was tested using catalepsy mode...

Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are used as nutritious foods, and at the same time, are a source of phytoconstituents for the pharmaceutical industry. As biological activities of especially the pulp and peel of Musa spp. have been documented, this study investigated the variation in the secondary metabolite profiles of the leaves from field, in v...

Ulcer is erosion in the lining of the stomach or duodenum. It is caused by disruption of the gastric mucosal defense and repair systems. There has been much interest in natural medicines derived from traditional knowledge of pharmacological properties of plants recently. The major aim of this study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey of plan...

The leaf of Moringa oleifera (Lam) Moringaceae, is globally accepted in ethnomedicine and particularly used to tackle malnutrition and enhance breast milk production in resource-limited settings. It is reported to be laden with a wide array of interesting bioactive plant metabolites. However, its safety at conception and during pregnancy has not be...

Background: A substantial number of drugs are being developed from plants for the treatment of various diseases. Lannea egregia (LE) is a woody perennial plant used traditionally in the management of skin disorders and wounds. Aim: To investigate the biological activities of different solvent extracts of LE bark. Settings: Fresh stem bark of Lann...

The composition of the volatile leaf oil of Ficus exasperata Vahl (Moraceae) is reported. The oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed for its constituents by means of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The oil is comprised of terpenoids and aliphatic compounds. The quantitatively significant compounds were 1, 8-cineole (13.8%)...

Background: Gossypium barbadense L. (GB) is used in the treatment of various diseases such as convulsions, jaundice, gastrointestinal disorders, and rheumatism in African traditional medicine. Objectives: This study aimed at evaluating the antioxidant and in vitro membrane stabilization activities of leaf extracts of GB. Methods: Gossypium barbaden...

Musa acuminata (Musaceae) is a wild species native to South East Asia. In addition to its potential as a food crop, different non-food morphological parts of the plant have been investigated for various pharmacological activities, including anticholinesterase and antioxidant activity. This study aimed to characterize Musa leaf extracts based on the...

Malaria, caused mainly by Plasmodium falciparum among other Plasmodium species, is one of the main causes of death from parasitic diseases. Malaria is still a health problem mainly because of the cost of effective antimalarial drugs and the growing parasite resistance to conventional antimalarial drugs, making a great proportion of the people in ma...

Pathogenesis of several diseases has been attributed to free radical modification of biomolecules within the body, which can be prevented or treated with antioxidants, especially those of natural origin. Some plant peptides have been reported to be effective antioxidants. Cysteine-stabilised peptide content of Morinda lucida leaf was extracted and...

Background: Tetrapleura tetraptera has been reported traditionally for the treatments of various ailments, which include convulsion, leprosy, inflammation and rheumatic pains, schistosomiasis, asthma and hypertension. The anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extract of T. tetraptera fruit in egg albumin-induced paw oedema as well as in vitro a...

Bananas and plantains (Musa L. species) have medicinal applications against diseases such as hypoglycemia, hypertension, and neurological disorders, especially Alzheimer’s disease. The demand for these plants is growing very fast, resulting in a relatively heavy load on Musaceae genetic resources. The study evaluated and compared the acetylcholines...

Many yam (Dioscorea L.) species serve as staple foods in many parts of the world. They are known to show strong enzymatic browning reactions and some species are reported to be toxic. The present study focuses on the cytotoxicity screening using brine shrimp lethality activity (BSLA) and antioxidant evaluation of peel and flesh extracts of Dioscore...

Cysteine-rich circular peptides (CRCs) comprise a large family of gene encoded and low molecular weight polypeptides that has recently engaged the attention of scientists. This class of peptides exhibit a continuous circular configuration and a cystine knot backbone, which defines their resilient nature-directed structural design. Many CRCs have be...

The disruption of cells and tissues at the sites of injury leads to varying degrees of wounds, which can be as a result of the physical, chemical, microbiological or immunological process. The present study reports the findings from an ethnobotanical survey of three Local Government areas (LGAs) in Ibadan, Oyo State in Southwest Nigeria, carried ou...

Cysteine-rich circular peptides (CRCs) comprise a large family of gene encoded and low molecular weight polypeptides that has recently engaged the attention of scientists. This class of peptides exhibit a continuous circular configuration and a cystine knot backbone, which defines their resilient nature-directed structural design. Many CRCs have be...

The disruption of cells and tissues at the sites of injury leads to varying degrees of wounds, which can be as a result of the physical, chemical, microbiological or immunological process. The present study reports the findings from an ethnobotanical survey of three Local Government areas (LGAs) in Ibadan, Oyo State in Southwest Nigeria, carried ou...

Background: Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less is used in folk medicine as a remedy for various diseases. Objectives: The present study reports antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of solvent fractions of Vernonia cinerea. Methods: The antioxidant properties of solvent fractions of V. cinerea were evaluated by determining radicals scavenging activ...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: People living in the tropical rain forest of South-Western Nigeria use Rinorea dentata (P. Beauv.) Kuntze (Violaceae) in ethno-veterinary medicine to facilitate parturition. There are no evidence-based pharmacological investigations for the uterotonic activity of this plant. Aims of study: (i) Collection of data a...

Background: This study was conducted to determine the antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities of the leaf extract and different fractions of Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W. Wright, and also to identify and quantify some phenolic compounds in the extract. Methods: The antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activit...

Arthritis is an inflammation of one or more joints. There is considerable experimental evidence linking lysosomal enzymes with tissue damage in arthritis. This study investigated anti-arthritic properties of Tetrapleura tetraptera (TT) using membrane stabilization assay (MSA). Powdered TT fruit sample was extracted by maceration in distilled methan...

An ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases was carried out in three local government areas (LGA) of Ibadan, Oyo State, South Western Nigeria. Twenty-eight respondents, which comprised traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs), herbalists, herb sellers and the elderly were interviewed using semi-structured...

Securidaca longepedunculata (SL) and Luffa cylindrica (LC) are medicinal plants commonly used in combination with other recipes in the treatment of many ailments in traditional medicine among the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria. In our recent survey, the two plants were among the most frequently mentioned plants for the treatment of gastric ulcer in...

The present study describes the in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of methanol extracts of callus culture and leaves of wild plants of Crotalaria retusa Linn. Callus cultures from leaves were initiated on MS media supplemented with various combinations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 6 Benzyloaminopurine (BAP). Optimum ca...

Background: Vitellaria paradoxa, an African indigenous plant is well-known for its several medicinal applications in Nigeria, especially in skin diseases. Objectives: The present study was aimed at evaluating the scientific claim of the use of Vitellaria paradoxa stem bark by traditional medical practitioners in Nigeria for treatment of wounds. Mat...

Securidaca longepedunculata (SL) and Luffa cylindrica (LC) are medicinal plants commonly used in combination with other recipes in the treatment of many ailments in traditional medicine among the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria. In our recent survey, the two plants were among the most frequently mentioned plants for the treatment of gastric ulcer in...

The present study presents an ethnobotanical survey of the plants used in the treatment of mosquito transmitted diseases in Egbeda, Oluyole, Ibadan South-East and Akinyele, Local Government Areas in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria. The survey was conducted through interviews using semi structured questionnaires. Twenty-four respondents, comprising of...

Background: Cyathula prostrata (Blume) L. from the family Amaranthaceae has been used traditionally for rheumatism, dysentery, wounds and urethral discharges in the tropical regions of the world. Aim: The present study was undertaken to perform quality control standardization and to evaluate antioxidant activity of the leaf, stem, root and the whol...

The literature in recent times lacks adequate report on the utilization and genetic improvement programmes on Dioscorea dumetorum. Despite the wide application of this yam species in agriculture and medicine, it suffers neglect while other species are becoming increasingly popular. Therefore, it is pertinent to focus on research that will bring thi...

Objective: To study the leaf epidermis of wild and micropropagated Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. (D. bulbifera) in order to document useful diagnostic features that may be employed for correct crude drug identification and to clear any taxonomic uncertainties in the micropropagated medicinal plant. Methods: Growth responses of micropropagated D. bul...

Objective: To carry out a pharmacobotanical study of Lonchocarpus cyanescens (Schum & Thonn) Benth (L. cyanescens) and Leptoderris micrantha Dunn (L. micrantha) which are two key medicinal plants from the family Fabaceae. Methods: The epidermal peel was obtained by soaking the leaf in concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) in a petri dish. Both surface...

Background: This study was carried out to evaluate the antipsychotic property of solvent-partitioned fractions of the leaf extract of Lonchocarpus cyanescens (LC), a reputable medicinal plant used in folk medicine for the treatment of mental illnesses in Nigeria. Methods: The n-hexane fraction, ethyl acetate fraction (EAF), and aqueous ethanol f...

Ethnobotanical information from Nigeria specifies the usage of Dioscorea bulbifera L. (Dioscoreaceae) in treatment of parasitic diseases in human and thus, could be of value in preventing the development of resistance to common synthetic anthelmintics. The present study was designed to evaluate the in vitro anthelmintic activity of methanolic extra...

Cyclotides are a unique class of ribosomally-synthesized cysteine-rich miniproteins characterized by a head-to-tail cyclized backbone and three conserved disulfide-bonds in a knotted arrangement. Originally they were discovered in the coffee-family plant Oldenlandia affinis (Rubiaceae), and have since been identified in several species of the viole...

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The chemical composition of essential oils obtained from the leaves of three species of Ficus Linn. (Moraceae), Ficus elasticoidies De Wild., Ficus ovata Vahl and Ficus natalensis subsp. leprieurii (Miq.) C.C. Berg was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The main constituents of Ficus elasticoidies were (E)-phytol (20.9 %), 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone...

An ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used for treating and managing different ailments by the Laniba people who live in south western Nigeria was undertaken. The study was conducted using unstructured interviews among both male and female herbalists, herb sellers and experienced village elders. Information on traditional uses and remedies w...

A survey of the angiosperms-biodiversity in Kamuku National Park, Kaduna State, Nigeria was undertaken. The main objectives of the study were to obtain an inventory of the flowering plants and to draw attention to the socioeconomic species within the park. Total enumeration of sampled plots was undertaken with the abundance of each species recorded...

Lonchocarpus cyanescens (LC) is a medicinal plant commonly used in combination with other recipes in the treatment of psychotic disorders in traditional medicine. This study was designed to examine whether the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of LC possess antipsychotic property in rats. The antipsychotic effects of the extracts were assessed using t...

Antimicrobial activities of four medicinal plant extracts were evaluated against five bacterial strains and two fungal strains using the agar diffusion method. The ethnomedicinal plants; Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel. (Apocynaceae); Xylopia aethiopica (Don.) A. Rich. (Annonaceae); Aframomum melegueta (Rose- K. Schum (Zingiberaceae) and Piper guineense...

In the present study, phytochemical constituents, antioxidant and cytotoxicity activities of leaves of two species of Blighia: B. sapida K.D. Koenig and B. unijugata Baker (Sapindaceae) from Nigeria were analyzed using standard techniques. The antioxidant activities of the crude extract was carried out using the Ferric thiocynate, Hydrogen Peroxide...

The relationship among seven species of Indigofera (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) is described using eight quantitative parameters based on both herbarium and fresh specimens. The results of the multivariate analyses (Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Cluster Analysis) revealed that three out of the eight quantitative parameters utilized account...

The chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax n-alkanes was studied in three species of Anthocleista Afzel. Identification of alkane components were determined by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS) data. In all, fourteen alkanes were identified, ranging from tetracosane (C24H50) to heptriacontane (C37H76). Tetr...

The in-vitro antimicrobial evaluation of ethanol extracts of four species of Cola Schott & Endl. was done using human isolated strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger as test organisms. The assays were carried out by agar well diffus...

The present study was an ethnobotanical survey of three Local Government areas of the Ijebu area of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria for plants used in the treatment of measles. Unstructured interviews were conducted among both urban and rural dwellers of three major groups of Ijebu people inhabiting the area (Ijebu North, Ijebu northeast and Ijebu...

The chemical composition of essential oils obtained from the leaves of three species of Ficus Linn. (Moraceae), Ficus elasticoidies De Wild., Ficus ovata Vahl and Ficus natalensis subsp. leprieurii (Miq.) C.C. Berg was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The main constituents of Ficus elasticoidies were (E)-phytol (20.9 %), 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone...

The relationship among five species of Acalypha Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) is described using phytochemical and quantitative morphological parameters based on herbarium and field collections. Preliminary phytochemical study revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins and cardenolides in the five species. These secondary metabolites might be re...

The paper presents the results of an ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the treatment of asthma in Ogun, Osun and Oyo states. Twenty markets were visited and forty-six plants belonging to thirty-three different families were collected. The plants' families represented in the collection include, Amaryllidaceae, Apocynaceae, Combretaceae, Euphor...

The oil composition of three Ficus species (Moraceae): Ficus lutea Vahl., Ficus polita Vahl., and Ficus thonningii Blume., were studied by GC and GC/MS. The main compounds in F. lutea were acorenone B (20.7%) and phytol (16.2%), with significant quantities of demethoxyageratochromene (6.0%), 6, 10, 14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone (5.1%) and zingiberen...

The chemical compositions of lipids from leaves of three species of Jatropha (J. curcas, J. gossypifolia, and J. multifida L) have been determined by gas chromatographymass spectrometry. A total of 18 compounds representing between 72.0 and 90.9 % of the total lipid extracts were identified. J. curcas and J. gossypifolia have 2-pentenoic acid, arab...

The paper presents the results of an ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the treatment of asthma in Ogun, Osun and Oyo states. Twenty markets were visited and forty-six plants belonging to thirty-three different families were collected. The plants' families represented in the collection include, Amaryllidaceae, Apocynaceae, Combretaceae, Euphor...

An ethnobotanical survey in Ijebu-igbo North Local Government Area of Ogun State and Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State was undertaken for medicinal plants used in the management of psychosis (mental illness). Forty-three plants belonging to twenty-seven Angiosperm families were mentioned by herbalists and herb sellers as being com...

Studies in leaf anatomy of 25 Ficus species in Nigeria have been undertaken to unravel the relationship among the species with a view to providing a set of stable taxonomic characters. Anatomy of the lamina and midrib featured characters that are described in detail for the first time in the Ficus species of Nigeria thus providing the basis for inf...

The conservation of the genetic variability of the indigenous angiosperm community is a sine qua non. A survey of indigenous angiosperm biodiversity of the Olabisi Onabanjo University permanent site was undertaken. Plants collected were dried, poisoned and mounted on herbarium sheets, proper identification and confirmation in recognized herbaria we...

The alkane pattern of leaf waxes from 24 tropical Ficus species in Nigeria was determined by gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Of the 12 alkanes identified, hentriacontane and tritriacontane were the major components in all the species studied. The chemosystematic significance of leaf alkanes is discussed in Ficus for the...

Foliar parameters of Ficus in Nigeria were subjected to quantitative analysis. The morphometric analysis is based on ten quantitative parameters of the leaves of species. Principal compound analysis produced six groups whose characters are described. Highly significant positive correlation exists between leaf length and leaf width, leaf length and...

Thirteen quantitative characters of the leaves, fruits, seeds and flowers were used in the study of eight Senna Mill. species. The characters include leaflet length, leaflet width, leaflet length/width, Number of leaflets, lamina length, petiole length, pedicel length, petal length, fruit length, fruit width, fruit length/width, seed length and see...

A survey of the weed flora of the campus sites of the Olabisi Onabanjo University was undertaken. Several visits were made to the disturbed and undisturbed vegetation of the sites for collection of weeds after which the weeds were prepared in accordance with conventional herbarium practice. A total of seventy-three (73) weed species belonging to tw...