Reforestation tree species for Kenya
(Other counties. Raw data: Github. Seedling ID HOWTO and naming info. Glossaries of botanical terms: Wikipedia, Calflora, Chicago flora, Bell.)
1 | Croton megalocarpus Hutch. (Euphorbiaceae) mukinduri (ke) Native to Kenya Morphology: Leaves alternate, long-petioled, golden-scaled below. Margin entire. Lamina deeply corrugated between secondary nerves. Leaf base cordate. | CROTMEGA | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | Dombeya torrida (J.F.Gmel.) Hepper & Friis (Malvaceae) mukeu (ke:kikuyu) Native to Kenya Morphology: Leaves alternate, large, round, hairy (visible in photos) Compare with: INDE0001 | DOMBTORR | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K.Schum. (Bignoniaceae) Nile tulip tree (en) Native to Kenya Morphology: Leaves opposite, simple in youngest seedlings, imparipinnate after ~tenth leaf (with three leaflets, then five, then seven). Stipules large, appearing interpetiolar. Margin serrate (in seedlings). | MARKLUTE | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman (Rosaceae) stinkwood (en), muiri (ke) Native to Kenya Morphology: Leaves alternate. Stem and petiole often reddish. Margin finely serrate (but not visible in most photos). | PRUNAFRI | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | Syzygium guineense Wall. (Myrtaceae) mukoe (ke:kikuyu) Native to Kenya Morphology: Leaves opposite, dark green above, narrow-ish and appearing leathery. | SYZYGUIN | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi (Fabaceae) umbrella thorn (en), ltepes (ke) Native to Kenya Morphology: Twigs with pairs of straight, long, white thorns and pairs of shorter, curved dark thorns. Leaves approx. 2.5 cm long, pinnate, with 4 to 10 pairs of pinnae, each with up to 15 pairs of leaflets. Pods coiled. | ACACTORT | ![]() | ![]() |
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