Uganda
| Scientific Name | Lugishu | Family | Origin | Products | Ecological Services | Niche | General Attributes | Switchboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albizia chinensis | Mimosaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Gums/Resins | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scattered in cropland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Pruning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous/evergreen |
Albizia chinensis | |
| Albizia coriaria | Kumoluku/ Kimiluhu | Fabaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Lopping, Pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Albizia coriaria |
| Alstonia boonei | Kumukhonge | Apocynaceae | Native | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Tannins/Dyestuff | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scattered in cropland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Not required Leafing Phenology: Decidous |
Alstonia boonei |
| Annona muricata | Kumusitaferi | Annonaceae | Exotic | Fruits, Firewood, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: deciduous |
Annona muricata |
| Antiaris toxicaria | Kumulundu | Moraceae | Native | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Leafing Phenology: deciduous |
Antiaris toxicaria |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus | Fenne | Moraceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Other Foods, Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Shade | Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot |
Growth rate: Fairly fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Thinning, mulching, removal of dead branches Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
| Azadirachta indica | Neem | Meliaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Lopping, pollarding Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Azadirachta indica |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | Zomai / Kimirukuru | Balanitaceae | Native | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Balanites aegyptiaca |
| Calliandra calothyrsus | Calliandra | Mimosaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Semi-deciduous/ Evergreen |
Calliandra calothyrsus |
| Carica papaya | Kumuupapaali | Caricaceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Medicine | Ornamental | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Weeding, Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Carica papaya |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | Kapaini | Casuarinaceae | Exotic | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff | Ornamental, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Pruning, thinning Leafing Phenology: evergreen |
Casuarina equisetifolia |
| Citrus aurantiifolia | Kimichungua | Rutaceae | Exotic | Fruits, Medicine | Scatterd in homestead | Citrus aurantiifolia | ||
| Citrus limon | Halimawa | Rutaceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Medicine, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Citrus limon |
| Citrus sinensis | Kumuchungwa | Rutaceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pruning, weeding , pest and disease control Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Citrus sinensis |
| Coffea robusta | Zimwanyi | Rubiaceae | Native | Income, Other Foods, Firewood, Farm tools, Bee Forage | Shade | Scattered in cropland, Woodlot |
Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Coffea robusta |
| Combretum collinum | Bimwa | Combretaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Dead fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scatterd in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Coppicing, lopping, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Semi-deciduous |
Combretum collinum |
| Combretum molle | Birwa | Combretaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Farm tools, Household tools, Bee Forage | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Lopping,Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Combretum molle |
| Cordia africana | Chikichikiri | Boraginaceae | Native | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Reasonably fast growing Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pollarding, lopping, coppicing Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Cordia africana |
| Cordia americana | Kumurekera/ Kumukhili | Boraginaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Road boundary/ openland |
Invasiveness:Yes Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Cordia americana |
| Cupressus lusitanica | Cyprus | Cupressaceae | Exotic | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Weeding, trimming as a hedge, pruning and thinning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Cupressus lusitanica |
| Erythrina abyssinica | Cheroguru | Papilionoideae | Native | Firewood, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Erythrina abyssinica |
| Eucalyptus grandis | Kimiti/ Kalitunsi | Myrtaceae | Exotic | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Dead fence, Shade, Riverbank stabilization, Wind break | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:Competes for for light, nutrients and water Mgt practices: thinning, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Eucalyptus grandis |
| Ficus bigusa | Kumutongo | Moraceae | Native | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools | Shade | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Ficus bigusa | |
| Ficus exasperata | Kumusyeno | Moraceae | Native | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools | Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence | Ficus exasperata | |
| Ficus mucuso | Kimikhuyu | Moraceae | Native | Income, Other Foods, Charcoal | Ornamental | Scattered in cropland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Ficus mucuso |
| Ficus natalensis | Kumutoto | Moraceae | Native | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Ficus natalensis | |
| Garcinia buchananii | Siruli | Clusiaceae | Native | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Farm tools, Medicine, Tannins/Dyestuff | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Lopping, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Garcinia buchananii |
| Grevillea robusta | Mutikawa | Protaceae | Exotic | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing, lopping, pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Grevillea robusta |
| Jatropha curcas | Lisinda | Euphorbiaceae | Exotic | Medicine | Ornamental, Live fence | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pruning, trimming as a hedge Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Jatropha curcas |
| Lantana camara | Solokho | Verbenaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Medicine, Fodder | Ornamental, Live fence, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Repeated control of regrowth is critical to success. Mechanical clearing and hand pulling are suitable for small areas and fire can be used over large areas Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Lantana camara |
| Maesa lanceolata | Nabiili | Myrsinaceae | Native | Firewood, Medicine, Fodder | Live fence, Shade, Soil erosion control | Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Lopping, coppicing. Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Maesa lanceolata |
| Maesopsis eminii | Musizi | Rhamanaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: semi-deciduous |
Maesopsis eminii |
| Mangifera indica | Kumuyembe | Anacardiaceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness:Heavy shade and high water demand Mgt practices: Lopping Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Mangifera indica |
| Markhamia lutea | Lusola/ Bilosa | Bignoniaceae | Native | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing. Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Markhamia lutea |
| Melia volkensii | Melia / Lira-lira | Meliaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Melia volkensii |
| Milicia excelsa | Mvule/ Kumurumba | Moraceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools | Ornamental, Shade | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pruning, Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Milicia excelsa |
| Moringa oleifera | Moringa | Moringaceae | Exotic | Other Foods, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Wind break | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pruning , Coppicing, Pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Moringa oleifera |
| Neolamarckia cadamba | Rubiaceae | Exotic | Fruits, Timmber for furniture, Medicine, Tannins/Dyestuff | Shade, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Neolamarckia cadamba | ||
| Persea americana | Fokedo /Avocado | Lauraceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder | Ornamental, Shade | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Competes for nutrients through its dense shallow root system. Its shade is also dense Mgt practices: Pruning, Side pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Persea americana |
| Pinus patula | Pine | Pinaceae | Exotic | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Gums/Resins | Ornamental, Shade, Soil erosion control, Wind break | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness:Aggressive Mgt practices: Weeding, pruning , Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Pinus patula |
| Prunus africana | Charamandi | Rosaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead |
Growth rate: Fairly slow Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Bark removal Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Prunus africana |
| Psidium guajava | Gumupeera/ Kamapera | Myrtaceae | Exotic | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Pruning, Coppicing, Irrigation Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Psidium guajava |
| Ricinus communis | Libono | Euphorbiaceae | Native | Firewood, Medicine, Fodder | Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Scattered in cropland, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Weeding, thinning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Ricinus communis |
| Senna didymobotrya | Lubenubenu | Fabaceae | Native | Firewood, Medicine, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Live fence | Cropland boundary, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pruning, thinning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Senna didymobotrya |
| Senna spectabilis | Mitikasha | Fabaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Senna spectabilis |
| Sesbania sesban | Sesbania | Fabaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Pruning, Cutting back at young age Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Sesbania sesban |
| Spathodea campanulata | Kumuchuli | Bignoniaceae | Native | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Spathodea campanulata | |
| Spathodea campanulata/ nilotica | Kichubi/ Kutsubi | Bignoniaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Household tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Road boundary/ openland | Spathodea campanulata/ nilotica | |
| Steganotaenia araliacea | Bipupunambusi | Umbelliferae | Native | Income, Charcoal, Timber for construction | Scattered in cropland |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Steganotaenia araliacea | |
| Syzygium cuminii | Jambura | Myrtaceae | Exotic | Fruits, Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Household tools, Tannins/Dyestuff | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland | Syzygium cuminii | |
| Terminalia ivorensis | Combretaceae | Native | Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Tannins/Dyestuff | Shade | Scatterd in homestead, Road boundary/ openland | Terminalia ivorensis | ||
| Terminalia superba | Combretaceae | Exotic | Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Shade | Scatterd in homestead |
Growth rate: Fast Mgt practices: Pruning, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Terminalia superba | |
| Tithonia diversifolia | Kasyenene | Asteraceae | Exotic | Medicine, Fodder | Ornamental, Live fence, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness:Yes Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Tithonia diversifolia |
| Vangueria madagascariensis | Shikomoosi | Rubiaceae | Native | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine |
Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Vangueria madagascariensis | ||
| Vernonia amygdalina | Muuluza/Luluza | Asteraceae | Native | Firewood, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: For live fence purposes, trimming is recommended. Coppicing is also a recommended practice Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Vernonia amygdalina |
| Vitex doniana | Kufuko | Verbenaceae | Native | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Medium Mgt practices: Coppicing, lopping, pruning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Vitex doniana |
| Ximenia americana | Siruli | Olacaceae | Native | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness:No Mgt practices: For live fence purposes, trimming is recommended. Coppicing is also a recommended practice Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Ximenia americana |
Citation
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