Reforestation tree species for Sierra Leone

(Other counties. Raw data: Github. Seedling ID HOWTO and naming info. Glossaries of botanical terms: Wikipedia, Calflora, Chicago flora, Bell.)

1Anacardium occidentale L. (Anacardiaceae)
cashew (en), nwa o pom (ht)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate. Petiole short. In older seedlings, secondary veins almost perpendicular to midrib. Leaf sometimes reddish.
ANACOCCIseedlingseedling
2Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
soursop (en), korosol (ht)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, elliptic, with glossy upper surface. Secondary veins not visible.
ANNOMURIseedlingseedling
3Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae)
jackfruit (en), nangka (id)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, tough, bright green to dark green, glabrous. Margin entire.

Compare with: ARTOALTA ARTOINTE
ARTOHETEseedlingseedling
4Azadirachta indica A.Juss (Meliaceae)
neem (in, en), dogoyaro (ng), nim (ht)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, imparipinnate. Leaflets 10 to 30, serrate.
AZADINDIseedlingseedling
5Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae)
poinciana (en), pride of Barbados (en)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, bipinnate, with 7-10 leaflets per sub-rachis.

Compare with: DELOREGI
CAES0001seedlingseedling
6Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A.Juss. (Euphorbiaceae)
variegated croton
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate; petioles thick, curved; leaves obovate, veriegated.
CODIVARIseedlingseedling
7Cola acuminata Schott & Endl. (Malvaceae)
kola nut (en)
Native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leave alternate. Petiole long, kneed. Leaves glabrous, leathery with three basal veins.
COLAACUMseedlingseedling
8Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. (Fabaceae)
flamboyant (en), flame of the forest (en), flame tree (en)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Young plants: leaves pinnate with 5-12 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets wide oblong to slightly obovate, apex rounded, rarely with slight notch at apex. Older plants: bipinnate with tens of pairs of sub-rachis, and tens of pairs of leaflets per sub rachis.

Compare with: CAES0001
DELOREGIseedlingseedling
9Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. (Fabaceae)
gliricidia (en), piyon (ht)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, imparipinnate. Leaflets elliptical, entire. Secondary veins obscure.
GLIRSEPIseedlingseedling
10Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Lamiaceae)
gmelina (en), yemani (sl)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves opposite, broadly ovate, deeply serrate in seedlings, entier in adults.
GMELARBOseedlingseedling
11Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae)
mango (en, ht)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate. Petiole long. Leaves long, leathery, with secondary veins almost perpendicular to the midrib. Compare with cashew.
MANGINDIseedlingseedling
12Monoon longifolium Sonn. B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (Annonaceae)
false ashoka (en)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, lanceolate, leathery. Margin often wavy.
POLYLONGseedlingseedling
13Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae)
doliv (ht), moringa (en)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, bipinnate. Leaflets oval.
MORIOLEIseedlingseedling
14Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae)
camel's foot (en)
Native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, simple. Leaf apex deeply cleft.
PILITHONseedlingseedling
15Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. (Fabaceae)
guamĂșchil (mx)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, bijugate (paripinnate with one pair of leflets). Twig with thorns.
PITHDULCseedlingseedling
16Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin et Barneby (Fabaceae)
siamese cassia, kassod (en), (a)kasya (ht)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves alternate, paripinnate. Leaflets opposite, 6-16, elliptic. Secondary veins obscure. Leaflets similar to GLIRSEPI, but leaf without a terminal leaflet.
SENNSIAMseedlingseedling
17Tamarindus indica L. (Fabaceae)
tamarind (en), tamren (ht), tombi (sl)

Morphology: Leaves alternate, paripinnate. Leaflets opposite on rachis, in 7-8 pairs, oblong in shape.
TAMAINDIseedlingseedling
18Tectona grandis L.f. (Lamiaceae)
teak (en)
Not native to Sierra Leone

Morphology: Leaves opposite, large, obovate, almost sessile.
TECTGRANseedlingseedling
19Terminalia ivorensis A.Chev. (Combretaceae)
ronko (sl), bagyi (sl), idigbo (en)
Native to Sierra Leone
TERMIVORseedlingseedling

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