Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 18 Genera, 67 Species.
I have growing:
Family: Icacinaceae
Swahili: Ria
Climber with large tuberous rootstock.
Self seeded.
The large tubers form the major food resource for the naked mole-rat. The foraging tunnels often run completely through the larger tubers, which are periodically plugged with soil and allowed to regenerate. However, the tubers are randomly distributed and the inter-tuber distances can be relatively high, making them hard to find. (Source : Life of Succulents)
Soaked leaves are placed on the ground against jiggers; leaves used against boils and rushes.
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Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 2 Genera, 4 Species
I have growing:
(Previous Name Acacia Robusta)
Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae – Mimosaceae
KWS: Mgunga
Gir: Mtsemeri/Mgunga
Self seeded. This is a small to medium, upright, deciduous thorn tree consisting of a narrow crown. Up
to 10m. Creamy pompom flowers. The strongly scented flowers attract bees and butterflies, and many other insects. The seed pods are eaten by herbivores and monkeys. Vachelia roots are nitrogen fixing making it suitable for underplanting. Larval host to many butterflies.
The roots and stem bark as medicines for chest pains, colds and coughs.
Available: Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery.
Valchellia may be host to the below butterflies (refer Valchellia Butterflies):
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(Previously Acacia Nilotica)
Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae – Mimosaceae
ENG: Gum Arabic Tree /Egyptian Acacia
KWS: Mgunga
GIR: Muoti
Tree 5 to 20M. Self seeded.
This is the ancient Egyptian tree of life and the Acacia is derived from Greek.
Flowers are visited by bees and butterflies. Bush babies eat the gum. I wake up to a cacaphony of birds sitting in the tree. The leaves are larval host to azanus species of butterly.
The roots and stem bark are uses as medicines for coughs
Available – Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery.
Valchellia may be host to the below butterflies (refer Valchellia Butterflies):
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Family: Fabaceae sub-family Caesalpiniaceae
KSW: Mkwaju.
GIR: Mukwaju
Indigenous or naturalised, large & beautiful, deciduous tree to 25 m with very hard wood. Fruits edible & loved by monkeys. Slow-growing.
Available from local nurseries
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Family: Fabaceae -Leguminosae sub family Papilionaceae
GIR: Mhamna
Bushy tree 7m-10 m. Flowers in lovely large lavender sprays before rains. Very hard timber.
Host to Plecoptera hypoxantha.
Available from Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery.
Family: Fabaceae -Leguminosae sub family Papilionaceae
GIR: Mushero/Kashero
Herb/ Shrub
Self seeded.
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Family: Fabaceae -Leguminosae sub family Papilionaceae
GIR: Mulungu
A tall tree with spiny trunk and branches . Recorded as near threatened. Attracts birds.
Available from Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery
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Family: Fabaceae – Leguminosae – Mimosaceae
GIR: Muchinjiri
A spiny, deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 7 m high, with a rounded crown, 3 m wide.
The plant roots are used in traditional medicine.
Self seeded
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