15th September 2004

Manketti Literature List

Adrian, J., Rerat, A. and Xabregas, J. (1955) Une nouvelle possibilité alimentaire africaine; L'Huile et le tourteau de
Ricinodendron rautanenii. Oléagineux, 10 (7): 481-487.

Aldivia Specification Sheet: Mongongo Nut Oil- Virgin Aldivia. http://www.aldivia.com/us/index_fr_ind_fiche.asp.

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Bonifacio, E., Santonio, S. and Zanini, E. (2000) Soil properties required by some Southern Africa fruit trees as
assessed by discriminant analysis. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation, 14: 253-263.

Booth, F. E. M. and Wickens, G. E. (1988) Non-timber uses of selected arid zone trees and shrubs in Africa.
Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz. Food and Agriculture Organisation Conservation Guide, 19: 121-129.

Borshay Lee, R. (1973) Mongongo: The ethnography of a major wild food resource. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2:
307-312.

Campbell, A. (1986) The use of wild food plants, and drought in Botswana. Journal of Arid Environments, 11: 81-91.

Chimbelu, E. G. (1990) Developing Zambian tree resources through community needs and values. Utilizing local
resources for development. Proceedings of the 9th PWPA Conference, Eastern, Central and Southern Region, held at
Musungwa Lodge, Zambia, July 1988: 66-75.

Derbesy, M. and Busson, F. (1968) Les corps gras de quelques espèces végétales de l'ouest africain. Oléagineux, 23
(3): 191-193.

Duff, C. E. (1984) The Zambezi teak forests. Munongo - Ricinodendron rautanenii. Proceedings of the first international
conference on the teak forests of southern Africa, Livingstone, Zambia, March 1984: 441-445.

Engelter, C. and Wehmeyer, A. S. (1970) Fatty acid composition of oils of some edible seeds of wild plants. Journal of
Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 18 (1): 25-26.

Helgren, D. M. (1982) Edaphic context of the Mongongo (Ricinodendron rautanenii) in the Northwestern Kalahari. South
African Journal of Science, 78 (March): 131-132.

Kapseu, C. and Tchiegang, C. (1995) Chemical properties of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Bail.) seed oil. Journal of Food
Lipids, 2: 87-98.

Keegan, A. B., Kelly, K. M., van Staden, J. and Gilliland, M. G. (1989) The ultrastructural and biochemical changes
associated with dormancy breaking in Ricinodendron rautanenii schinz. seeds following ethylene treatment. Journal of
Plant Physiology, 133: 747-755.

Kimbu, S. F., Keumedjio, F., Sondengam, L. B. and Connolly, J. D. (1991) Two dinorditerpenoids from Ricinodendron
heudelotii. Phytochemistry, 30 (2): 619-621.

Mensier, P. H. (1957) Entry for: Ricinodendron rautanenii. In Dictionnaire des Huiles Végétales (Ed, Lechevalier, P.),
pp. 494.

Mizrahi, Y., Cohen, H. and Gur, D. (2002) New fruits for arid climates In Trends in new crops and new uses (Ed, Janick,
J., Whipkey, A.), ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.

Mwamba, C. K. (1997?) Status report on domestication and commercialization of non-timber forest products in
agroforestry systems., Tree Improvement Research Centre, National Council for Scientific Research, PO Box 21210,
Kitwe, Zambia,

Natural Food Guide The Mongongo/Manketti nut; Ricinodendron rautanenii (Schinziophyton rautanenii).
www.naturalhub.com.

Packham, J. (1993) The value of indigenous fruit-bearing trees in Miombo woodland areas of South-Central Africa.
RDFN Paper, 15c (Summer 1993).

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Peters C.R. (1987) Ricinodendron rautanenii (Euphorbiacaeae): Zambezian wild food plant for all seasons. Economic
Botany, 41 (4): 494-502.

Taylor, F. W. (1985) The potential for the commercialisation of indigenous plants in Botswana In Plants for arid lands
(Ed, Wickens, G. E., Goodin, J.R, Field, D.V.), Presented at International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid
Lands, 23-27 July, 1984, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew: 231-234.

Vahrmeijer, J. (1986) Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz: Manketti. Suider-Afrikaanse Plante Nr 4463,000-0010. No

publication details.

Wehmeyer, A. S. (1986) Edible wild plants of Southern African: Data on the nutrient contents of over 300 species,
CSIR/Food Science.,

Xabregas, J. and Brito Teixeira, J. (1952) Flora económica de Angola. I. Oleaginosas. Agronomia Angolana: 103-114.

Xabregas, J., Derbesy, M., Raimondi, R. and Busson, F. (1967) Oleagineux de l'Angola; Ricinodendron rautanenii
Schinz: Huile et tourteaux. (Oil seeds of Angola, Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz: Oil and husks.). Agronomia
Angolana, 26: 37-43.