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Table 12.5 (cont.)

Utility

Plant Plant Normal Local Comment/

species family life-form name Medicinal Craft Food Fuelwood Other remarks

Nesogordonia Sterculiaceae Large tree Bano - Gunboat, Fuelwood Timber -

papaverifera pestle, and

mortar

Newbouldia laevis Bignoniaceae Tall tree Nyabatso - - - Fuelwood Yam- Is good

pole support

Ocimum gratisimum - - - - - - - - -

Paullinia pinnata Sapindaceae Small climbing Aklokinga Treatment of - - - - -

shrub dysentry

Pavetta sp. Rubiaceae Small climbing - - - - - - -

shrub

Persia americana Lauraceae Medium-sized Peya - - Edible - - Has good

tree market

value

Rauvolfia vormitoria Apocynaceae Erect shrub - - - - - - -

Rothmannia longiflora Rubiaceae Tree - - - - - - -

Salacia sp. Celastraceae Large liane Aklade - Rope - - - -

Sida acuta Malvaceae Erect shrub Torgetorge Treatment - - - - Domestic

of boils use mainly

Solanum torvum Solanaceae Erect shrub Gatsoku - - Edible - - For house-

hold
cooking
mainly

Spondias mombin Anacardiaceae Medium-sized Akorletso - - - - - -

tree

Sterculia trigacantha Sterculiaceae Large tree Torgordzor - - - - - -