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African Savanna/Tropical Rainforest Biomes

Oyugis, Kenya, Africa, Page 5

 

BIODIVERSITY MAY 2001                              PLANTS FOUND IN a(10 x 3)m PLOT                              CATEK – KENYA

No. circles in random position plot

LOCAL NAME

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

GENERAL USE

PART USED

1.

  Aduogo

  -

-            

Building

Fuel

Trunk and branches

2.

Obudo

Cypruss

Cupressus lastonica

Timber & fuel

trunck

3.

Obolo bolo

-

-

Medicinenal, fruit(edible) and pole

Trunck, fruits

 

4.

Omieny

-

-

Medicinal and sweeping brum

Leaves and sticks

5.

Onyalo biro

Lantana camara (tick – berry)

Lantana camara

Making live fence

twigs

6.

ombulu

-

-

Medicinal

Seeds

7.

Akado (ochol)

-

Diaspora Dyosversor

Medicinal, fuel, timber/pole

Roots, trunk

8.

Keyo

-

-

Buiding, timber, fuel

trunk

9.

Jwelo

-

-

Fuel and shade

Trunk and leaves/branches

10.

Sangla

-

-

Fuel and food

Trunk and fruit

11.

Olando

-

-

Sweeping broom, wearing

Twigs

12.

Mapera

guaver

-

Food, fuel, pole

Fruit, trunk

13.

Anyiego

Black jack

Biden pitoza

Medicinal

Leaves

14.

Ndege(bao)

Blue-gum tree

Siligin silosifolia

Timber, fuel

Trunk

15.

rabuon

Sweet potato

-

Food

Root-tubers

16.

Oseke

Strow plant

-

Strow

Stem

17.

Bel

finger millet

sorghum

Food

Grains

18.

Lumb buoye

grass

-

Thatching

Stem

19.

Lumb oboro

Elephant grass

-

Thatching

Stem

20.

Lumb oyundi

-

-

Thatch(not common)

Stem

21.

Owich

-

-

Tying, feetoe

Bark, sticks

22.

Osoi(Aila)

Stinging nettle

Urtica massaica

Medicinal

Leaves

23.

Atipa

Macdonald eye

galomsoga

Food

leaves

24.

Oluoro chieng

-

-

Medicinal

Leaves

25.

Mbofra

Tendrils spacies

-

Medicinal

Leaves

26.

Matunda onger

Monkey-passion fruit

-

Medicinal

Leaves

27.

Ombula

-

-

Building pole, fuel, wooden equipments/handles

Trunk

28.

Manyasi

-

-

Medicinal

Leaves

29.

Awayo

Oxalis serrel

Oxalis lotifolia

Food and medicinal

Leaves

30.

Odielo

Wondering jew

Commelina benglalesis

Food

Leaves

31.

Atipa

(see no. 23)

-

-

-

32.

Ombasa

Tendril spacies

-

Food

Seed

33.

Kal

Wild finger millet

Eleusina indica

Brewing poridge

Grains

34.

Achak

Mild weed

-

Rabbit feed

Leaves

35.

Mafwa makech

Wild sunflower

Tithonia

Green manure, medicinal

Leaves

36.

Jwelu

(see no. 9)

-

-

-

37.

Machunga

Lemon

Citrus

Food, medicinal

Fruit, leaves

38.

Marieba

Cassava

Cassava casrina

Food

Roots and leaves

39.

Pedo

-

-

medicinal

Roots

40.

Sao sao

Sasbania

Sasbania sasban

Improving fallow

Roots and leaves

 

 

     The table summarizes the names, uses and parts of plants used, that were found in the study area.  Note that of the plants found:

    - 14 of 40 were useful as medicines

    - 11 of 40 were a source of food for humans

    - 13 of 40 were useful for building

    - 8  of 40 were useful as a source of fuel

    - 6 0f 40 were useful for agricultural uses

Further, a variety of different parts of the plants were used.  Bark, trunk, stems, leaves, roots, grains and fruits were all used.  Obviously there is a great knowledge about the usefulness of plants known to the people in this community!

The students will be doing more research and field work in the new year.  

 

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