Aspilia Sp.
Family: Asteraceae -Compositae
Herb or shrub to 1M tall.
Medicinal use.
Nectar food plant for butterflies
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Tag: Butterflies & Moths
Cussonia Zimmermannii Harms
Family: Araliaceae
ENG: cabbage tree
KSW: Mbomba maji, mpapayi mwitu
GIR: Munyala
Growing on cliff. Attractive to bees wasps & flies.
Birds eat the seed.
Timber used in funeral rites.
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Hyphaene Compressa
Family: Araceae
ENG: Doum Palm
KWS: Mkoma, Mkoche
Branching palm to 18M
Fruit is eaten by baboons, monkeys and elephants.
Fruit is edible and the sap used for alcohol, leaves used for baskets and thatch. Turacos are often sitting in my palm.
Self seeded.
Butterflies & Moths
Bebearia cocalia – Spectre
Zophopetes dysmephila – Palm Tree Nighfighter
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Adenium Obesum
Family: Apocynaceae
KSW: Madiga
GIR: Mwanyoka/Mwadiga
This is a low maintenance spectacular shrub very suited to coastal gardening. Grows from seed.
This species is understood to be poisonous, but it is used medicinally.
Shrub available from local nurseries.
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Asteranthe Asterias
Family: Annonaceae
TSW: Mkilua mwitu
GIR : Muszhondoheranguluwe
Shrub or tree to 8M tall.
Habitat: sometimes dominant in the shrub layer of lowland evergreen forest. Aromatic bark. Sometimes
used for food flavouring. Flowers with unpleasant scent. Green petals turn white / crimson.
The roots and leaves are used as medicines.
Available at Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery.
Possibly host plant to:
- Graphium antheus – Large Striped Swordtail
- Graphium policenes – Small Striped Swordtail
- Graphium colonna – Black Swordtail
- Graphium philonoe – Eastern White Lady
- Abantis paradisea – Paradise Skipper
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Ruellia Patula Jacq.
Family: Acanthaceae
Perennial or shrubby herb to 60cm. Corolla falling early in the morning white to mauve to purple.
Habitat as above to 2100m.
Is suitable for groundcover.
Host plant to Junonia oenone
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Pseuderanthemum Hildebrandtii Lindau
Family: Acanthaceae
Shrub up to 2M high.
A common forest shrub on the coast. Grows in shade or part sun.
I have easily grown from cuttings and it is now self seeding.
Attractive to insects, especially butterflies.
Butterfly host plant to Hypolimnas misippus – Diadem
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Barleria Maritima I.Darbysh.
Family: Acanthaceae
Listed as a vulnerable species according to IUCN Red List criteria.
Spiny evergreen herb, with yellow/ orange flowers. Around one metre high. Could be used for hedging. Self seeded. Easily propagated from cuttings. Sun or part shade.
Pollinated by insects and attracts various species of butterflies. The insects attract insectivorous birds. Many butterfly caterpillars feed on Barleria (see Acanthaceae butterflies)
Possibly a larval foodplant to:
- Junonia orithya – Eyed Pansy
- Junonia natalica – Natal Pansy
- Catacroptera cloanthe – Pirate
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Barleria Repens
Family: Acanthaceae
Perennial or shrubby herb
Commonly cultivated on the coast.
Groundcover. Easily propagated from cuttings.
Shade or sun. Flowers throughout the year.
Attracts insects and birds. Many butterfly caterpillars
feed on Barleria (see Acanthaceae butterflies)
Possibly a larval foodplant to:
- Junonia orithya – Eyed Pansy
- Junonia natalica – Natal Pansy
- Catacroptera cloanthe – Pirate
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Asystasia Gangetica
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