Ziziphus Mauritania
Family: Rhamnaceae
Indian sub-continent: Jujube.
KSW /GIR : Mkunazi
Indigenised in Kenya. Shrub to small tree. Fruit is edible to humans. Has self seeded.
Family
Family
Ziziphus Mucronata Willd.
Family: Rhamnaceae
ENG: Buffalo thorn.
KSW: Mkunazi
GIR: Mguguna
Shrub to small tree. Fruit is edible to humans. Has self seeded .
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Rhamnaceae
The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 5 Genera, 9 Species
I am growing
- Ziziphus sp
Larval host to:
- Tarucus Sp (inc rosacea)
- Tuxentius Sp (inc melaena)
Putranjivaceae
The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 1 Genus, 4 Species
I am showing:
- Drypetes natalensis
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 72 Genera, 207 Species.
I am showing:
- Chloris roxburghiana Schult
- Heteropogon contortus
Phyllanthaceae
The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 10 Genera, 30 Species
I am showing:
- Bridellia cathartica – to follow
- Phyllanthus pinnatus
Orchidaceae
The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 24 Genera, 61 Species.
I am showing:
- Eulophia sp.
- Vanilla sp.
Oleaceae
The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 2 Genera, 7 Species
I have growing
Jasminum fluminense Vell. subsp. fluminense Vell.
Ochna Holtzii
Family: Ochnaceae
Shrub or small tree
Self seeded
Attractive to butterflies, bees and birds
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