Jozani biodiversity inventory report 2002 - Coastal Forests of Kenya ...
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(vi) Vegetation<br />
The figure below indicates the total number <strong>of</strong> plant species used in each village<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> species<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Unguja ukuu<br />
Total species per village<br />
Village<br />
Mapopwe<br />
Pete<br />
Charawe<br />
Kitongani<br />
Below is information on the indigenous knowledge on uses <strong>of</strong> cultivated and wild plants <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Jozani</strong>-Chwaka Bay proposed National Park, as collected through questionnaires<br />
Local name Scientific name Use Tissue used<br />
Dimi la ng'ombe Food Fruit<br />
Kifauongo Medicinal Stem<br />
Kifugu Mystroxylon aethiopicum Building Stem<br />
Kifunga ng'ombe Building, Fuel Stem<br />
Kiraramba Olea sp. Food Root<br />
Majimbi Xanthosoma sagitifolium Fodder Fruit<br />
Mbalungi Ctrus maxima Fuel Stem<br />
Mbamba k<strong>of</strong>i Afzelia quanzensis Food Fruit<br />
Mbebeta wa juu Psiadia punctulata Food, medicinal Fruit, root<br />
Mbilinganyi Solanum melongena Building Stem<br />
Mbirimbi Averrhoa bilimbi Food Fruit<br />
Mboga Curcubita maxima Food Seed<br />
Mbulugam Food Leaves<br />
Mbungo Saba comorensis Fuel Stem<br />
Mbuyu Adansonia digitata Food, Fuel Stem<br />
Mchaichai Cymbopogon citratus Food Fruit<br />
Mchengele Rhus longipes Medicinal, Fuel Roots, leaves, stem<br />
Mchenza Citrus nobilis Medicinal Leaves<br />
Mchikichi Elaeis guineansis Food, Fuel Fruit, Stem<br />
Mchovu Mondora grandidieri Fuel Stem<br />
Mchu Avicennia marina Building, Food Stem<br />
Mchungwa Citrus sinesis Medicinal, Food Fruit<br />
Mchupaka<br />
Medicinal, Building Roots<br />
Mdaa/ Msiliza Euclea racemosa Medicinal Fruit<br />
Mdimu Citrus aurantiifolia Food, medicinal Fruit<br />
Mdimu msitu Surregada zanzibarensis Food, timber Fruit, Stem<br />
Mdodoki Luffa acutangula Medicinal Leaves<br />
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