Metaporana Densiflora (Hall.F.) N.E.Br.
Family: Convolvulaceae
Herbacious climber
Self seeded. Visited by butterflies.
Species
Species
Gloriosa Superba
Family: Colchicaceae
A perennial herb growing from a fleshy rhizome.
This plant has self seeded
Butterflies & Moths:
- Spilosoma lineata
- Latoia vivida
- Lacipa quadripunctata
- Tortrix dinota
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Rourea Orientalis
Family: Connaraceae
Shrub or small tree to 6M
Fragrant flowers
May be host plant to:
- Coeliades keithloa
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Capparis Cartilaginea Decne.
Family: Capparaceae.
Self seeded. Grown from seed or cuttings. This plant is often flowering and always covered in Colotis butterflies and ants. Medicinal use in Africa and fruit is eaten. Leaves are toxic to sheep and cattle.
In other parts of Africa, Capparis is recorded as a larval food plant for Appias, Belenois, Colotis, Dixeia, Eronia, Leptosia, Nepheronia, and Pinacopteryx.
There is no evidence from the coast that this is a larval food plant, but Capparis is regularly visited by butterflies.
Monkeys eat the fruit and antelope eat the leaves
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Thylachium Thomasii Gilg
Family: Capparaceae
Self seeded. Grown from seed or cuttings.This plant is often flowering and always covered in
Colotis butterflies and ants.
May be a larval food plant for Appias, Belenois, Colotis, Dixeia, Eronia, Leptosia, Nepheronia, and
Pinacopteryx.
There is no evidence from the coast that this is a larval food plant, but is regularly visited by butterflies, as seen by the Colotis left.
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Capparaceae
The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 7 Genera, 37 Species
I am growing:
- Boscia sp – to follow
- Cadaba sp – to follow
- Capparis cartilaginea Decne.
- Maerua angolensis
- Thilachium africanum – to follow
- Thylachium thomasii Gilg
Propogation:
Capparaceae grow well from root suckers, albeit slowly. The most efficient way to propagate any of these
species is from seed.
However, birds and animals often eat the fruit while it is still relatively green.
Source: Growing rare plants by Geoff Nichols
The following coastal butterfly caterpillars feed on Capparaceae:
- Nepheronia argia – Large Vagrant
- Eronia cleodora – Vine Leaf Vagrant
- Ernoia leda – Orange-and-Lemon
- Colotis chrysonome- Golden Arab
- Colotis protomedia – Yellow Splendour
- Colotis regina – Regal Purple Tip
- Colotis hetaera – Coast Purple Tip
- Colotis ione – Purple Tip
- Colotis danae – Scarlet Tip
- Colotis evagore – Tiny Orange Tip
- Colotis euippe – Round-winged Orange Tip
- Belonois creone – Common White
- Pinacopteryx eriphia – Zebra White
- Leptosia alceste – African Wood White
- Appias ephephia – African Albatross
Cordia Subcordata
Family: Boraginaceae
KSW: Mkomwe
GIR: Mkete
Self seeded at the beach high tide.
7-10M.
4cm orange flowers with edible 1cm fruit.
Available from Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery
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Markhamia Zanzibarica
Family: Bignoniaceae
DUR: Mtwawanda/Mtalawanda
GIR: Muhamdala
Small tree 4-5M grows in coastal forest.
Flowers are visited by ants.
This tree flourishes in Kilifi.
The leaves and roots are used to treat and protect against snakebites.
Available from Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery
May be larval host to Andriasa contraria