H.D. Neuwinger’s scientific contributions

... This is particularly true in the tropics, where both rural and urban populations depend to a considerable extent on forest resources for food, medicine, firewood, building materials, fodder and income [1]. In terms of health benefits derived from forests and trees, research has documented more than 5400 plant species with medicinal use across the African continent [2]. The demand for medicinal plants is currently increasing in both developed and developing countries for various reasons, including the growing recognition that natural products have fewer or even no side effects, their accessibility and affordable costs and their use in various domains, such as pharmacy, cosmetology, perfumes and Seeds 2024, 3 641 in our experiments, allowing us to explore the importance of the wing in S. longipedunculata seed germination. ...

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Variability in Fruit Morphology and Germination Capacity of the Tropical Medicinal Species Securidaca longipedunculata Fres.