Moist Combretum wooded grassland (Wcm)

Description

• A subtype of Combretum wooded grassland. Go to Wc for a description of this vegetation type.
• Map of the vegetation type

Plant species

The main species recorded to occur within this vegetation type are listed below. Clicking the name of any of these species will open the page for that species on the Agroforestry Species Switchboard. Between brackets the English vernacular name of the species and the documented country distribution of the species (B=Burundi, E=Ethiopia, K=Kenya, M=Malawi, R=Rwanda, T=Tanzania, U=Uganda, Z=Zambia) is provided.

Based on information on species presence in national manifestations of vegetation types, each species was classified as a regionally dominant, characteristic, present or marginal species for a vegetation type (Read more ...)

• Characteristic species
  Combretum molle (Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Species present
  Acacia brevispica (Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia hockii (White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Acokanthera oppositifolia (Common poison bush, KMZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (West African albizia, BKRTU), Allophylus africanus (BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (BEKMRTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (BEKRTU), Calotropis procera (Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Capparis tomentosa (Woolly caper-bush, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Catha edulis (Khat, EKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Clerodendrum myricoides (Blue Glorybower, BEKRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Combretum collinum (Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum zeyheri (Large-fruited bushwillow, KMTZ), Cordia monoica (Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia arborea (Cabbage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (EKRTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea rochetiana (Broad-leaved beech, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus natalensis (Bark-cloth fig, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (BEKRTUZ), Grewia similis (BEKRTU), Grewia tembensis (EK), Grewia villosa (Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Harrisonia abyssinica (BEKMRTUZ), Indigofera swaziensis (Velvet indigo tree, KTU), Jatropha curcas (Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (KT), Maerua decumbens (EKTU), Markhamia lutea (BEKRTU), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Mvule, BEKMRTU), Mussaenda arcuata (BEKMTU), Oncoba spinosa (Fried egg tree, BEKMTUZ), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (EKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Pavetta crassipes (BEKTU), Pavetta oliveriana (BEKRTU), Phytolacca dodecandra (African soap berry, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Plectranthus barbatus (EKTU), Premna resinosa (EKTU), Psydrax schimperiana (BEKMRTUZ), Pterolobium stellatum (Redwing, EKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Rhamnus staddo (EKRTU), Rhoicissus revoilii (EKMRTUZ), Rhoicissus tridentata (BEKMRTUZ), Rubus volkensii (EKTU), Salvadora persica (Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Guinea peach, EKU), Scutia myrtina (BEKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Senna didymobotrya (Peanut-butter cassia, BEKMRTUZ), Senna septemtrionalis (Arsenic bush, KMRTUZ), Senna singueana (Scrambled egg, EKMRTUZ), Steganotaenia araliacea (Carrot tree, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tarenna graveolens (BEKRTU), Tephrosia vogelii (Fish-poison bean, BKMRTUZ), Terminalia brownii (EKTU), Terminalia mollis (BKRTUZ), Terminalia schimperiana (EU), Tetradenia riparia (Misty plume bush, EKRZ), Trichilia emetica (Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria apiculata (EKMRTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum usambarense (EKRT), Ziziphus abyssinica (Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (EKMTUZ)
  
  
• Marginal species (occurrence less certain)
  Ekebergia capensis (Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  

Products and environmental services of tree species

Documented products and environmental services for the tree species occurring in this vegetation type (Wcm) are listed below. Clicking the name of any of these species will open the page for that species on the Agroforestry Species Switchboard. Between brackets information is given on the status of each species ('dom' indicates dominant species, 'cha' characteristic species, 'pre' other species and 'mar' species of marginal occurrence), the English vernacular name of the species and the documented country distribution of the species (B=Burundi, E=Ethiopia, K=Kenya, M=Malawi, R=Rwanda, T=Tanzania, U=Uganda, Z=Zambia).

Wood

• Firewood
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia brevispica (Pre, Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia hockii (Pre, White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Allophylus africanus (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Calotropis procera (Pre, Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Capparis tomentosa (Pre, Woolly caper-bush, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Grewia similis (Pre, BEKRTU), Grewia tembensis (Pre, EK), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Indigofera swaziensis (Pre, Velvet indigo tree, KTU), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Oncoba spinosa (Pre, Fried egg tree, BEKMTUZ), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Pre, EKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Pavetta oliveriana (Pre, BEKRTU), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Pre, Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Psydrax schimperiana (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Pterolobium stellatum (Pre, Redwing, EKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Rhamnus staddo (Pre, EKRTU), Rhoicissus revoilii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Senna didymobotrya (Pre, Peanut-butter cassia, BEKMRTUZ), Senna septemtrionalis (Pre, Arsenic bush, KMRTUZ), Senna singueana (Pre, Scrambled egg, EKMRTUZ), Steganotaenia araliacea (Pre, Carrot tree, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Pre, Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Terminalia schimperiana (Pre, EU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria apiculata (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Charcoal
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia hockii (Pre, White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Pre, Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Terminalia schimperiana (Pre, EU), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Timber, Furniture, Construction
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia arborea (Pre, Cabbage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Oncoba spinosa (Pre, Fried egg tree, BEKMTUZ), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Pre, Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum usambarense (Pre, EKRT), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Poles, Posts
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Allophylus africanus (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia similis (Pre, BEKRTU), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Pre, EKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Psydrax schimperiana (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Pre, Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tarenna graveolens (Pre, BEKRTU), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Flooring, Panelling
  Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ)
  
  
• Beehives
  Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia schimperiana (Pre, EU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ)
  
  
• Veneer, Plywood
  Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Tools, Tool handles, Shafts
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Pre, Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Psydrax schimperiana (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhamnus staddo (Pre, EKRTU), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Steganotaenia araliacea (Pre, Carrot tree, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Pre, Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tarenna graveolens (Pre, BEKRTU), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Carvings, Utensils, Walking stick, Bow, Arrow
  Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Cussonia arborea (Pre, Cabbage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Grewia similis (Pre, BEKRTU), Grewia tembensis (Pre, EK), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Pre, EKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria apiculata (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum usambarense (Pre, EKRT), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Boat building
  Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ)
  
  
• Farm implements
  Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Pre, BEKRTU), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Psydrax schimperiana (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Steganotaenia araliacea (Pre, Carrot tree, BEKMRTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ)
  
  

Human consumption

• Edible fruit, Edible nut, Edible seed
  Acokanthera oppositifolia (Pre, Common poison bush, KMZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Grewia similis (Pre, BEKRTU), Grewia tembensis (Pre, EK), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Maerua decumbens (Pre, EKTU), Oncoba spinosa (Pre, Fried egg tree, BEKMTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Rhoicissus tridentata (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rubus volkensii (Pre, EKTU), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Scutia myrtina (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Vangueria apiculata (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Vegetable, Edible leaves, Edible roots
  Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Pre, EKMRTU), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Seasoning, Flavouring
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Rhamnus staddo (Pre, EKRTU), Rhoicissus revoilii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tetradenia riparia (Pre, Misty plume bush, EKRZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Drink, Soup
  Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Pre, Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Edible oil, Edible gum, Edible inner bark
  Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Jam, Syrup
  Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Medicine
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia brevispica (Pre, Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia hockii (Pre, White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Allophylus africanus (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Calotropis procera (Pre, Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Capparis tomentosa (Pre, Woolly caper-bush, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Catha edulis (Pre, Khat, EKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Clerodendrum myricoides (Pre, Blue Glorybower, BEKRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia arborea (Pre, Cabbage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus natalensis (Pre, Bark-cloth fig, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia similis (Pre, BEKRTU), Grewia tembensis (Pre, EK), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Harrisonia abyssinica (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Indigofera swaziensis (Pre, Velvet indigo tree, KTU), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Maerua decumbens (Pre, EKTU), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Oncoba spinosa (Pre, Fried egg tree, BEKMTUZ), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Pre, EKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Pavetta crassipes (Pre, BEKTU), Phytolacca dodecandra (Pre, African soap berry, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Pre, Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Plectranthus barbatus (Pre, EKTU), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Rhamnus staddo (Pre, EKRTU), Rhoicissus tridentata (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Scutia myrtina (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Senna didymobotrya (Pre, Peanut-butter cassia, BEKMRTUZ), Senna septemtrionalis (Pre, Arsenic bush, KMRTUZ), Senna singueana (Pre, Scrambled egg, EKMRTUZ), Steganotaenia araliacea (Pre, Carrot tree, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Pre, Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Tetradenia riparia (Pre, Misty plume bush, EKRZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum usambarense (Pre, EKRT), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  

Animal consumption

• Fodder
  Acacia brevispica (Pre, Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Allophylus africanus (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Capparis tomentosa (Pre, Woolly caper-bush, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Grewia similis (Pre, BEKRTU), Grewia tembensis (Pre, EK), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Indigofera swaziensis (Pre, Velvet indigo tree, KTU), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Maerua decumbens (Pre, EKTU), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Pavetta crassipes (Pre, BEKTU), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Psydrax schimperiana (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Pterolobium stellatum (Pre, Redwing, EKMRTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Scutia myrtina (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Bee forage
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia brevispica (Pre, Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Allophylus africanus (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Clerodendrum myricoides (Pre, Blue Glorybower, BEKRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Harrisonia abyssinica (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Indigofera swaziensis (Pre, Velvet indigo tree, KTU), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Maerua decumbens (Pre, EKTU), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Pavetta crassipes (Pre, BEKTU), Phytolacca dodecandra (Pre, African soap berry, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Senna septemtrionalis (Pre, Arsenic bush, KMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tarenna graveolens (Pre, BEKRTU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  

Environmental services

• Shade
  Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acokanthera oppositifolia (Pre, Common poison bush, KMZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cussonia holstii (Pre, EKRTU), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus natalensis (Pre, Bark-cloth fig, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Psydrax schimperiana (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Scutia myrtina (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria apiculata (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Ornamental, Avenue tree
  Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acokanthera oppositifolia (Pre, Common poison bush, KMZ), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Apodytes dimidiata (Pre, Pear wood, BEKMRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia scleroneura (Pre, BEKRTU), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Clerodendrum myricoides (Pre, Blue Glorybower, BEKRTUZ), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Harrisonia abyssinica (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea fulva (Pre, BKRTU), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Oncoba spinosa (Pre, Fried egg tree, BEKMTUZ), Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Pre, EKMRTU), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Plectranthus barbatus (Pre, EKTU), Pterolobium stellatum (Pre, Redwing, EKMRTUZ), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Senna septemtrionalis (Pre, Arsenic bush, KMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tarenna graveolens (Pre, BEKRTU), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vangueria apiculata (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Vangueria infausta (Pre, Wild medlar, KMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Mulch
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Pavetta oliveriana (Pre, BEKRTU), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Senna didymobotrya (Pre, Peanut-butter cassia, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU)
  
  
• Nitrogen fixation
  Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Albizia zygia (Pre, West African albizia, BKRTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tephrosia vogelii (Pre, Fish-poison bean, BKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Soil conservation, Soil improvement
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Allophylus africanus (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Allophylus rubifolius (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Phytolacca dodecandra (Pre, African soap berry, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pittosporum viridiflorum (Pre, Cape Cheesewood, EKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Senna didymobotrya (Pre, Peanut-butter cassia, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Tephrosia vogelii (Pre, Fish-poison bean, BKMRTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Tetradenia riparia (Pre, Misty plume bush, EKRZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Ziziphus pubescens (Pre, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• River bank, Sand stabilization
  Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Calotropis procera (Pre, Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Capparis tomentosa (Pre, Woolly caper-bush, BEKMRTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Windbreak
  Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus glumosa (Pre, African rock fig, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Ekebergia capensis (Mar, Cape ash, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  

Other products

• Fibre, Weaving, Rope
  Acacia hockii (Pre, White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Calotropis procera (Pre, Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dombeya rotundifolia (Pre, White dombeya, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus natalensis (Pre, Bark-cloth fig, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia bicolor (Pre, Bastard brandy bush, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Rhoicissus tridentata (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Thatch, Roofing, Mats, Baskets
  Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia mollis (Pre, BEKRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius (Pre, River litchi, BEKMTUZ), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Vangueria madagascariensis (Pre, Common wild medlar, EKMTU)
  
  
• Resin, Gum, Glue, Latex
  Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Combretum adenogonium (Pre, Four-leaved bushwillow, EKMTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Ozoroa insignis (Pre, Tropical resin tree, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU)
  
  
• Tannin, Dye
  Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Annona senegalensis (Pre, Wild custard apple, BEKMRTUZ), Antidesma venosum (Pre, Tassel berry, BEKMTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Bridelia micrantha (Pre, Bridelia, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Pterolobium stellatum (Pre, Redwing, EKMRTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Senna singueana (Pre, Scrambled egg, EKMRTUZ), Syzygium guineense (Pre, Guinea waterberry, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Live fence, Dead fence
  Acacia brevispica (Pre, Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acacia gerrardii (Pre, Grey-haired acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia hockii (Pre, White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia polyacantha (Pre, Falcon's claw acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Acacia sieberiana (Pre, Paperbark thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Acokanthera oppositifolia (Pre, Common poison bush, KMZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Capparis tomentosa (Pre, Woolly caper-bush, BEKMRTUZ), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Cussonia arborea (Pre, Cabbage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus natalensis (Pre, Bark-cloth fig, BKMRTUZ), Flacourtia indica (Pre, Indian plum, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Grewia tembensis (Pre, EK), Harrisonia abyssinica (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Maerua decumbens (Pre, EKTU), Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Pre, BEKRTU), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Maytenus undata (Pre, Koko tree, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Plectranthus barbatus (Pre, EKTU), Pterolobium stellatum (Pre, Redwing, EKMRTUZ), Rhoicissus tridentata (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rubus volkensii (Pre, EKTU), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos henningsii (Pre, Henning's strychnos, EKMTUZ), Tetradenia riparia (Pre, Misty plume bush, EKRZ), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum usambarense (Pre, EKRT), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ), Ziziphus mucronata (Pre, Cape thorn, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Ceremonial
  Acacia seyal (Pre, White-galled acacia, BEKMTUZ), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Clerodendrum myricoides (Pre, Blue Glorybower, BEKRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Dichrostachys cinerea (Pre, Sickle bush, BEKMRTUZ), Entada abyssinica (Pre, Tree entada, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Faurea saligna (Pre, Beechwood, BKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Flueggea virosa (Pre, Simpleleaf bushweed, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schimperi (Pre, Rusty-leaved lannea, BEKMRTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Milicia excelsa (Pre, Mvule, BEKMRTU), Terminalia mollis (Pre, BKRTUZ), Ziziphus abyssinica (Pre, Abyssinian jujube, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Traditional uses
  Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Combretum collinum (Pre, Hairy bushwillow, BEKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Gardenia ternifolia (Pre, Powder-bark gardenia, BEKMRTU), Gardenia volkensii (Pre, Savanna gardenia, EKMTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Sarcocephalus latifolius (Pre, Guinea peach, EKU), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Toothbrushes
  Acacia hockii (Pre, White thorn acacia, BEKMRTUZ), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Calotropis procera (Pre, Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Lannea schweinfurthii (Pre, False marula, EKMRTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Rhus longipes (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus natalensis (Pre, Natal rhus, BEKMRTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Stereospermum kunthianum (Pre, Pink jacaranda, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum usambarense (Pre, EKRT)
  
  
• Boundary marking
  Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Markhamia lutea (Pre, BEKRTU), Vitex doniana (Pre, Black plum, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Veterinary medicine, Vermifuge
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Acacia brevispica (Pre, Wait-a-bit thorn, BEKRTU), Acacia drepanolobium (Pre, Whistling thorn, EKTU), Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Albizia coriaria (Pre, BEKTUZ), Calotropis procera (Pre, Apple of Sodom, EKTU), Carissa spinarum (Pre, Arabian num-num, BEKMRTUZ), Cordia monoica (Pre, Sandpaper cordia, BEKTU), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Cassine buchananii (Pre, EKMRTUZ), Erythrina abyssinica (Pre, Red-hot-poker tree, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea divinorum (Pre, Diamond-leaved euclea, BEKMRTUZ), Euphorbia candelabrum (Pre, Candelabra euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Ficus sycomorus (Pre, Sycamore fig, BEKMRTUZ), Grewia villosa (Pre, Mallow-leaved cross-berry, EKTU), Harrisonia abyssinica (Pre, BEKMRTUZ), Kigelia africana (Pre, Sausage tree, BEKMRTUZ), Premna resinosa (Pre, EKTU), Rauvolfia caffra (Pre, Quinine tree, KMTUZ), Salvadora persica (Pre, Toothbrush tree, EKMTUZ), Rhus pyroides (Pre, Common wild currant, BEKMRTUZ), Tamarindus indica (Pre, Tamarind, BEKMTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Vepris nobilis (Pre, Small-fruited teclea, BEKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Pre, Knobwood, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Toxin, Insecticide, Repellent
  Acokanthera schimperi (Pre, Arrow poison tree, EKRTU), Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Euphorbia tirucalli (Pre, Finger euphorbia, BEKMRTUZ), Lippia kituiensis (Pre, KT), Maerua decumbens (Pre, EKTU), Phytolacca dodecandra (Pre, African soap berry, BEKMRTUZ), Strychnos spinosa (Pre, Kaffir orange, BEKMRTUZ), Tephrosia vogelii (Pre, Fish-poison bean, BKMRTUZ), Warburgia ugandensis (Pre, East African greenheart, EKMTU), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Cosmetic, Soap, Perfume, Oil
  Balanites aegyptiaca (Pre, Desert date, BEKRTUZ), Borassus aethiopum (Pre, African fan palm, EKMTUZ), Clausena anisata (Pre, Horsewood, BEKMRTUZ), Croton macrostachyus (Pre, Broad-leaved croton, BEKMRTUZ), Jatropha curcas (Pre, Fig nut, BEKMRTUZ), Gymnosporia senegalensis (Pre, Confetti spike-thorn, BEKMRTUZ), Pappea capensis (Pre, Cape pappea, EKMRTUZ), Parinari curatellifolia (Pre, Mobola plum, BKMRTUZ), Phytolacca dodecandra (Pre, African soap berry, BEKMRTUZ), Piliostigma thonningii (Pre, Camel's foot, BEKMRTUZ), Plectranthus barbatus (Pre, EKTU), Securidaca longipedunculata (Pre, Violet tree, BEKMRTUZ), Trichilia emetica (Pre, Cape mahogany, EKMTUZ), Ximenia americana (Pre, False sandalwood, BEKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Brooms
  Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Senna singueana (Pre, Scrambled egg, EKMRTUZ)
  
  
• Smoke bath
  Combretum molle (Cha, Velvet bush willow, BEKMRTUZ), Dodonaea viscosa (Pre, Sand olive, BEKMRTUZ), Euclea racemosa (Pre, Bush guarri, EKMRTUZ), Rhamnus staddo (Pre, EKRTU), Senna singueana (Pre, Scrambled egg, EKMRTUZ), Terminalia brownii (Pre, EKTU)
  
  

Conservation status

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A) Include the IUCN categories I - IV; B) Include the IUCN categories V - VI and the protected areas without IUCN classification. Read more

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