(Mombasa Cycad)
Family: Zamiaceae
KWS: – Mkwanga, Msapo
GIR: – Kitsapu/Kirori
Monkeys, rodents and birds eat the seed. Evergreen cycad can grow to 6m tall. Grows in full sun or shade. Easily propogated from seed.
The stem is used medicinally.
Rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria.
Available at nurseries.
Possibly host to Geometridae (Geometer) moths.
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Ximeniaceae (Previously Olacaceae)
Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 1 Genus, 2 species
Ximenia americana var. caffra
Family: Sapindaceae
GIR: Mndalamwaka
Small tree or shrub. Cream flowers and yellow berries.
Propagate from seed.
The flowers attract hordes of insects including; moths, butterflies, bees, wasps, ants and beetles. Monkeys and birds eat the fruit. Charaxes butterflies eat the rotting fruit (needs confirming). The fruit is edible. The plant roots are medicinal.
Deinbollia hosts:
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The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 10 Genera, 15 Species
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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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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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Family: Poaceae
Self seeded grasses.
A sustainable alternative to lawn. Guinea fowl, Frankolin and Turacos are often in the grasses. Butterflies and moths are attracted to the grass.
May be larval foodplant to:
Family: Ochnaceae
Shrub or small tree
Self seeded
Attractive to butterflies, bees and birds
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Family: Moraceae
GIR: Mugandi
A fine fig growing to 25 m along the coastal strip. Trunk fluted at base, bark grey. Often has aerial roots. Fruit green with whitish warts, attracting birds, bats and monkeys. Reasonably fast-growing.
Larval food to:
Available -Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery
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