Kernel oils of seven plant species of zaire

Kernels of Pentaclethra macrophylla, Allanblackia floribunda, Panda oleosa, Treculoa africana, Desplatzia dewevrei, Garcinia kola and Milletia laurentii were found to contain respectively 45.9, 67.6, 50.5, 11.8, 20.4, 2.1 and 22.9% oil (% dry matter). Gas liquid chromatography showed the major fatty acids of the kernel oils were as follows: P. macrophylla , 18:1 (31.3%) and 18:2 (40.4%); A. floribunda , 18:0 (55.9%) and 18:1 (43.3%); P. oleosa , 16:0 (32.0%), 18:1 (30.2%) and 18:2 (29.2%); T. africana , 16:0 (25.7%), 18:1 (32.7%) and 18:2 (25.8%); D. dewevrei , 16:0 (37.8%), 18:1 (18.1%) and 18:2 (35.0%); G. kola , 16:0 (19.0%), 18:1 (38.4%) and 18:2 (23.7%), and M. laurentii , 18:1 (44.9%) and 18:2 (17.6%).