Reforestation tree species for Uganda

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

1Azadirachta indica A.Juss (Meliaceae)
neem (in, en), dogoyaro (ng), nim (ht)

Morphology: Leaves alternate, imparipinnate. Leaflets 10 to 30, serrate.
AZADINDIseedlingseedling
2Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Lamiaceae)
gmelina (en), yemani (sl)

Morphology: Leaves opposite, broadly ovate, deeply serrate in seedlings, entier in adults.
GMELARBOseedlingseedling
3Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br. (Proteaceae)
silky oak (en)
Not native to Uganda

Morphology: Leaves alternate, pinnately to bipinnately lobed. lobes with serrate margins, tending towards pinnate sub-lobing. Primary lobes up to 10 pairs, opposite on 'rachis'.

Compare with: GREVBANK
GREVROBUseedlingseedling
4Maesopsis eminii Engl. (Rahamnaceae)
umbrella tree (en)
Not native to Uganda

Morphology: Leaves alternate, glossy above. Secondary veins deeply sunken above. Tertiary veins densely parallel and visible in photos. Margin with distinctive 'pinching' or notching at end of secondary veins.
MAESEMINseedlingseedling

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