Appendix 5: Nomenclature, growth habit and uses of Floral species in South Nandi Forest Botanical name Nandi name Growth Use habit Albizia gummifera Seet T
Bark – Medicine for headache and stomach upsets; has anti-malaria qualities Stem – Firewood, charcoal Leaves – Cattle fodder
Allophylus Abyssinica
Noiywet or T Sakamwet
Bark – Relieves stomachache Stem-Timber, beehive, Posts
Bersama abyssinica
Kipumetiet
Stem-Firewood, Charcoal, Fencing
T
Cassipourea malosana Martit T Celtis mildbraedii
Kipsaitet
T
Stem- Spear- making, construction, Firewood, Charcoal, Small mammal traps Stem-Beehive Construction
Chionanthus mildbraedii Itet T Stem-Charcoal, Firewood, Smoking milk Calabash Cordia abyssinica Tepesuet T
Stem – Timber Leaves – De-worming calves
Craibia brownie Mekunyet T
Stem- Timber, Charcoal, Firewood, Posts, Poles
Croton Tebesuet T Macrostachyus
Bole – Timber, rafters, construction, Charcoal Making
Croton Megalocapus
Masineitet
T
Stem – Charcoal, construction timber
Dombeya burgessiae
Silipchet
T
Bark-String, Leaves-Cattle browse
Dracaena steudneri
Lepkwet
T
Root-Sap applied to relieve toothache
Drypetes gerrardii Mekunyet T
Stem-Charcoal, Firewood, Timber, Building Posts
Ekebergia capensis Teldet T Bark-Boiled, extract drank to relieve stomach upsets, constipation Stem-Posts, poles, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber Fagaropsis angolensis Noiwet T Ficus sur
Mukoiyot
T
Heinsenia diervilleoides Sekerbanga T
Bark-Decoction used to treat stomachache, Stem-Beehive construction, Timber, Charcoal Stem-Timber, Fruit- Edible Stem- Construction, Hoe-Stick, Axe-Stick, Beehive, Charcoal
Lepidotrichilia volkensii Sakamwet T Stem-charcoal, Firewood, Beehive Construction Macaranga Sebesebet T Stem-Timber, Posts, Poles, Firewood, Kilimandscharica Charcoal Maesa lanceolata Kipapusitanyet T Bark- Crushed and sap used as antidiarrhoea, and for de-worming in human Stem- Timber, Firewood