Family: Salicaceae (ex Flacourtiaceae)
GIR: Mdunga-tundu, Mdungutundu
Evergreen spiny shrub with orange fruit. Grown from seed and wildings. My hedge came from seed. The fruit is delicious and eaten by birds. Makes an excellent hedge. Grows in sun or shade. Roots and stem are used in traditional medicine.
Larvae host plant to :
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The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 10 Genera, 15 Species
I am growing
Family: Rutaceae
ENG: Knobwood
GIR: Mudhungu
TSW: Mjafari
Naturalised in Kenya. Spiny deciduous shrub or tree up to 12 m high- leaves have medicinal use. Has
self seeded in Kilifi. This tree is a larval host plant to Swallowtails. Leaves, shoots and fruits are used for
tea.
The bark leaves and roots are used medicinally, including as a treatment for malaria.
Possibly larval host to:
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Family: Rutaceae
GIR: Mkindhunga
A thorny shrub or small tree.
Roots and leaves are used for traditional anti-malarial medicine. Makes a useful defensive hedge.
The fruits are edible.
This plant has self seeded and can be invasive.
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The Coastal Checklist of Forests lists 5 Genera, 17 Species
I have growing
Family: Rubiaceae
Giriama: Mboga-boga
Small shrub or tree to 3M. Coffee family.
Self seeded.
Very attractive to butterflies when in flower. Used in traditional medicine.
May be larval host to:
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Family: Rubiaceae
GIR: Mangi-mangi / Mumangwi
Small tree / shrub to 3.5m.
Edible red/orange fruits
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(Previously Pentas Bussei)
Family: Rubiaceae
GIR: Mangi
Multi-branched shrub 0.6–2.5 m. tall. Sometimes scrambles/ supports itself on other plants Grow on the cliff face and self seeded. Also grow from cuttings.
Red /orange flowers throughout the year. A popular nectar food plant for butterflies.
Rhodopentas parvifolia (Hiern) is also recorded at the coast
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Family: Rubiaceae
GIR: Kakiya /Mubati-murah
Shrub 0.4 to 4.5m tall.
Habitat evergreen forest or thicket 0-1800m
Grows from seed.
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