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Tag: Edible

Malvaceae

Coastal Forest Checklist lists 30 Genera, 117 Species

I have growing:

  • Adansonia digitata
  • Cola sp
  • Grewia sp
  • Hibiscis schizopetalus
  • Thespesia danis Oliv. to follow

Millettia Usaramensis

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.

Commelinaceae

The Checklist of Coastal Plants Forests 5 Genera, 31 Species

I am growing :

  • Commelina sp.

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

Boraginaceae

The Checklist of Coastal Forests lists 7 Genera, 28 Species

I am growing:

  • Cordia subcordata
  • Hilsenbergia petiolaris

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