Marula Fruits Ongwediva March 2016
Marula may refer to: * ''Sclerocarya birrea'', a tree native to Africa ** Marula oil, extracted from the fruits of ''Sclerocarya birrea'' * Marula, Zimbabwe, a village in Matabeleland South Province * Marula mine, an open pit mine in South Africa * Marula (poet) Marula (IAST: Mārulā; fl. 13th century or earlier) was a Sanskrit-language poet from India. Her verses are included in early medieval Sanskrit anthologies, including Sharngadhara's '' Paddhati'' and Jalhana's ''Suktimuktavali''. Date Marula's ...

Sclerocarya Birrea
''Sclerocarya birrea'' ( grc, σκληρός , "hard", and , "nut", in reference to the stone inside the fleshy fruit), commonly known as the marula, is a medium-sized deciduous fruit-bearing tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, the savanna woodlands of East Africa and Madagascar. Description The tree is a single stemmed tree with a wide spreading crown. It is characterised by a grey mottled bark. The tree grows up to 18 m tall mostly in low altitudes and open woodlands. The distribution of this species throughout Africa and Madagascar has followed the Bantu in their migrations. There is some evidence of human domestication of marula trees, as trees found on farm lands tend to have larger fruit size. The fruits, which ripen between December and March, have a light yellow skin (exocarp), with white flesh (mesocarp). They fall to the ground when unripe and green in colour, and then ripen to a yellow colour ...
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Marula Oil
Marula oil is extracted from the kernels (nuts) of the fruits of the Marula trees (''Sclerocarya birrea''), from the family Anacardiaceae. There are two types of marula oil, the oil extracted from the seeds and the oil extracted from the nut's hard shell. Marula oil is traditionally used in cosmetics, in food as a cooking oil, and as a meat preservative and to treat leather. Marula oil can also be used as body lotion. Chemical composition Marula oil contains a large proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids which make the oil very stable. The fatty acid composition of marula oil includes: Monounsaturated fatty acids: * Oleic acid (70–78%) Polyunsaturated fatty acids: * Linoleic acid (4.0–7.0%) * Alpha-linolenic acid (0.1–0.7%) Saturated fatty acids: * Palmitic acid (9–12%) * Stearic acid (5.0–8.0%) * Arachidonic acid (0.3–0.7%) Tocopherols, sterols, flavonoids, procyanidin, gallotannin and catechins are also found in marula oil. Physical properties ...
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Marula, Zimbabwe
Marula is a small village and railway station on the railway line and the A7 road between Bulawayo and Plumtree, located 75 km from Bulawayo. Because of its location on the railway line, Marula started as a social and religious centre for the surrounding farms in the early colonial period, following the eviction of the Kalanga people from the area by the British South Africa Company The British South Africa Company (BSAC or BSACo) was chartered in 1889 following the amalgamation of Cecil Rhodes' Central Search Association and the London-based Exploring Company Ltd, which had originally competed to capitalize on the expecte .... References Populated places in Matabeleland South Province {{Zimbabwe-geo-stub ...
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Marula Mine
The Marula Mine is a platinum mine located in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is in the eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, approximately 35km north-west of Burgersfort. The operation comprises two decline shaft systems which are used to access the UG2 reef. In the 2018 financial year the concentrator plant at Marula mine produced 85 100 oz of platinum, which was processed at Impala Platinum's Mineral Processes in the town Rustenburg. Marula mine had an estimated reserve of 10.6 million oz of platinum in 2018. The labourforce comprised almost 4000 workers in 2018. History Platinum was discovered in 1920 by Hans Merensky in the area of the current Modikwa mine. In 1988, Impala Platinum acquired the mineral rights to the Winnarshoek farm from the Canadian company, Platexco. They later acquired rights to the farms Clapham and Forest Hill. The establishment of the mine started in October 2002 subsequent to the drilling of 750 exploratory boreholes. Geol ...
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