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Episode 90: The African Marula

On this rare trip to the African continent, we look at a keystone savanna species: the Marula. These trees reflect the movement of the great Bantu Migration, play a key role in certain fertility traditions, and allegedly get elephants drunk. The Marula will also teach us that apparently everything is a nut tree.

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Sources:

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/39669663.pdf

https://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_marula.html

https://www.bushwise.guide/blog/fascinating-tree-south-african-lowveld/

https://www.aurumafrica.eu/en/marula-oil-rare-pure-natural/marula-tree/

https://sourcefood.co.za/marula-fruit-source-inspiration/

https://www.healthline.com/health/marula-oil-benefits#benefits

https://www.herbalgram.org/resources/herbalgram/issues/79/table-of-contents/article3304/

https://bioone.org/journals/Tropical-Conservation-Science/volume-12/issue-1/1940082919828969/Communities-and-Conservation–Marula-Trees-Sclerocarya-birrea-subsp-caffra/10.1177/1940082919828969.full

https://demandafrica.com/food/from-marula-to-amarula/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Bantu_Migration/

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/11879/chapter/9

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421004583

https://draymans.com/product/hakkiesdraad-mampoer/