ECHO EAST AFRICA TREE SPECIES LIST
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Botanical/Latin Name
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English Name*
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Kiswahili**
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Acacia auriculiformis
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Ear-leaf acacia
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mkesia
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Acacia elatior
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River acacia
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mgunga
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Acacia etbaica
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Savannah thorn
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mgunga
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Acacia mearnsii
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Black wattle
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muwati, mwati
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Senegalia mellifera
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Black thorn
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kikwata
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Acacia nilotica subsp nilotica
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Gum Arabic tree, Egyptian thorn
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mgunga
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Senegalia polyacantha ssp. polyacantha
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White thorn
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mgunga, mkengewa
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Senegalia senegal
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Gum Arabic
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kikwata, mgunga
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Acacia seyal
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Red Acacia
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mgunga
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Acacia sieberiana
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Paperback thorn
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mgunga, mgunga kuu
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Acacia tortilis
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Umbrella thorn
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mgunga, mugumba, munga
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Acacia xanthophloea
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Fever tree
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mgunga
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Adansonia digitata
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Baobab
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mbuyu
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Afzelia quanzensis
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Pod mahogany
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mambakofi, mbambakofi, mbarika, mbembakofi, mkomge, mkongo, mkumbakusi
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Albizia adianthifolia
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Flat crown tree
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mchani-mabo, mcahni-mbawe
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Albizia coriaria
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N/A
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mugavu
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Albizia gummifera
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Peacock flower
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mchani mbao, mkenge, mshai
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Albizia lebbeck
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Woman's tongue tree
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mkingu, mkungu
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Albizia versicolor
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Poison-pod albizia
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mchani-ndovu, mkenge, mnduruasi
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Albizia zygia
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West Africa albizia
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nongo
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Anacardium occidentale
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Cashew
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mbibo, mkanju, mkorosho
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Annona cherimola
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Cherimoya, Cherimola
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mtomoko, mtopetope
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Annona muricata
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Soursop
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mstafeli
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Annona senegalensis
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African custard-apple
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mchekwa, mkonokono, mtomoko, mtomoko-mwitu
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Annona squamosa
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Sugar apple
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mtomoko, mtopetope
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Antiaris toxicaria
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Upas, bark-cloth tree
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mkunde
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Artocarpus altilis
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Breadfruit
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mshelisheli
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Artocarpus heterophyllus
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Jackfruit
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mfenesi
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Averrhoa carambola
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Starfruit, carambola
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mbirimbi wa kizungu
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Azadirachta indica
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Neem
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mkilifi, mwarubaini, mwarubaini kamili
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Thespesia garckeana
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Snot apple, tree hibiscus
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mtobo
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Balanites aegyptiaca
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Desert Date
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mjunju, mwambangoma
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Barringtonia racemosa
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Powder-puff tree
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mtomondo
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Bauhinia tomentosa
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Yellow bauhinia
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macaroni, msaponi
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Berchemia discolor
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Bird plum, wild almond
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mnago
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Bixa orellana
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Achiote, Lipstick Tree
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mzingefuri
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Borassus aethiopum
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African fan palm
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mchapa, mtappa, mvomo
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Brachylaena huillensis
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Silver oak
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mkalambaki, mkarambati, muhugu, muhuhu, mvumo
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Bridelia micrantha
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Bridelia
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mkarakala, mkarati, mtutu, mwiza
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Cadaba farinosa
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Cadaba
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kibilazi-mwitu, mvunja-vumo
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Cajanus cajan
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Pigeon Pea
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mbaazi
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Calliandra calothyrsus
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Calliandra
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mkaliandra
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Alexandrian laurel, ball tree
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mtomondo, mtondoo
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Calotropis procera
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Sodom apple
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mpamba mwitu
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Capparis tomentosa
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Woolly caper bush
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mbada paka
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Carica papaya
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Papaya
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papai
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Carissa edulis
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Simple spine carissa
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mtanda-mboo
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Cassia abbreviata
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Long-pod cassia
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mbaraka, mkakatika
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Casuarina cunninghamiana
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Creek oak, river oak, beefwood
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mvinje
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Horsetail tree, sea pine
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moinga, mvinje
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Casuarina junghuhniana
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Forest oak, she oak
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mvinje
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Cedrela odorata
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Spanish cedar, Mexican cedar
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mwerezi
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Citrus sinensis
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Sweet orange
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mchungwa
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Cocos nucifera
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Coconut
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mnazi
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Coffea arabica
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Coffee
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kahawa
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Combretum molle
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Velvet-leaved combretum
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mlama, msana
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Commiphora africana
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Poison grub
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mbambara, mponda, mturituri, mtwitwi
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Commiphora edulis
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rough-leaved corkwood
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mchongoma, mwemaya-nguzo
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Cordia africana
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East African cordia
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makobokobo, mringamringa, mringaringa, mukumari
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Crossopteryx febrifuga
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Crystal bark
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mzwale
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Croton megalocarpus
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Croton
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msenefu
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Cupressus lusitanica
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Cypress, Mexican cypress
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msanduku
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Cyphomandra betacea
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Tree tomato
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ngogwe
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Dalbergia melanoxylon
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African blackwood
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kikwaju, mpingo, poyi
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Delonix elata
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White gul mohur, tiger bean
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mseele
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Delonix regia
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Flamboyant tree
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mjohoro, mkakaya
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Dichrostachys cinerea
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Bell mimosa, Sicklebush
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mkingiri, mkulagembe, mkulajembe, msigino, mvunja shoka
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Diospyros mespiliformis
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African ebony
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mgiriti, mjoho mpweke
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Dobera glabra
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N/A
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mkupa
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Dodonaea angustifolia
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Sand olive
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mkaa-pwani
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Durio zibethinus
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Durian
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mduriani
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Elaeis guineensis
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African oil palm
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mchikichi, miwesi, mjenga
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Erythrina abyssinica
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Red hot poker, kaffir bloom
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mbamba ngoma, mjafari, muhuti, mwamba ngoma
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis
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Red River Gum
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mkaratusi
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Eucalyptus citriodora
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Lemon gum
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mkaratusi
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Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus
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Blue gum
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mkaratusi
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Eucalyptus robusta
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swamp mahogany
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mkaratusi
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Eucalyptus saligna
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Sydney blue gum
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mkaratusi, mtimbao, muringamu
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Eucalyptus tereticornis
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Forest river gum
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mkaratusi
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Euclea divinorum
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Diamond-leaved euclea
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mdaa
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Euphorbia tirucalli
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Finger euphorbia
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mtupa mwitu, mwasi, utupa
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Faidherbia albida
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Apple-ring acacia
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mgunga, mkababu
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Ficus sycomorus
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Sycamore fig
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chivuzi, mkuyu, mukuyu
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Ficus thonningii
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Strangler fig
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mrumbapori
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Flacourtia indica
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Governor's plum, ramontchi
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mchongoma, mgo, mkingii, mkingila, mkingili
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Grevillea robusta
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Silk oak
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mgrivea, mukima
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Grewia bicolor
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False brandy bush
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mfukufuku, mkone
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Hagenia abyssinica
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Hagenia
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mdobore, mlozilozi
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Harungana madagascariensis
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Dragon's blood tree, haronga
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kumamaji, mbura, mdamu mdamu, mgondogondo, ngoningoni
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Hevea brasiliensis
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Rubber tree
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mpira
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Hyphaene thebaica
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Doum palm
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mkoma
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Jatropha curcas
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Jatropha
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mbono
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Juniperus procera
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East African pencil cedar
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mwangati
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Khaya nyasica
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Red mahogany
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mkangazi
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Kigelia africana
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Sausage tree
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mvungavunga, mvungunya, mvungwa, mwegea, mwicha
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Lawsonia inermis
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Henna, Zanzibar bark
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mheni, mhina, mkokoa, mkokoa muhina, muina
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Leucaena
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lusina
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Maesopsis eminii
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Umbrella tree
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msizi, ndunga
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Mangifera indica
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Mango
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maembe, muembe, mwembe, embe
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Manihot glaziovii
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Tree cassava
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mpira
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Markhamia lutea
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Nile tulip
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mgambo, mtalawanda
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Melia azedarach
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Chinaberry, Bead tree
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mmelia, mwarubaini nusu
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Milicia excelsa
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African teak, Iroko
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minarui, murumba, mutumba, mvule, mvuli
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Moringa oleifera
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Moringa, Drumstick tree
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mlonge, mronge, mrongo, mzunze
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Morus alba
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White mulberry
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mforsadi, mfurusadi
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Morus nigra
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Black mulberry
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mforsadi
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Nephelium lappaceum
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Rambutan
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mshokishoki
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Ocotea usambarensis
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Camphor
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mkulo
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Olea capensis
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East African olive
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mushargi
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Pachystela msolo
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N/A
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mchanvya, mochocho, msambia, msavia
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Parinari curatellifolia
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Fever tree
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mbura
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Parkia biglobosa
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Locust bean tree
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mkunde, mnienze
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Parkinsonia aculeata
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Jerusalem thorn
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mkeketa
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Persea americana
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Avocado
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mparachichi, embemafuta
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Phoenix dactylifera
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Date palm
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mtende
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Phoenix reclinata
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Wild date palm
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mkindu
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Piliostigma thonningii
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Camel's Foot Tree
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mchekeche, mchikichi
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Pinus caribaea
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Caribbean pine, Pitch Pine
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msindano
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Pithecelobium dulce
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Madras Thorn, Manila Tamarind
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maramata, mkwaju wa kihindi
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Prosopis juliflora
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Mesquite
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kikwajukwaju
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Prunus africana
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Red stinkwood
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kiburabura, mokomahoya, mueni
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Psidium guajava
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Guava
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mpera
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Pterocarpus angolensis
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African Teak, Bloodwood
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mninga
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Punica granatum
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Pomegranate
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komamanga, kudhumani
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Rauvolfia caffra
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Quinine tree
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mkufi, msesewe, mwembemwitu
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Rhus natalensis
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Sumac
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mkono chuma, mti shangwe, mvunje kondo
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Ricinodendron heudelotii
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Ground-nut tree, Wood-oil nut
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muawa
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Saba comorensis
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Bungo fruit
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mbungo, mpira
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Salvadora persica
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Toothbrush tree
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msuake, mswaki, musuake
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Schinus molle
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Pepper tree
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mpilipili
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Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra
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Marula
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mgongo, mng'ongo, morula
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Securidaca longipedunculata
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Violet tree
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muteya, mzigi
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Senna siamea
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Yellow cassia, Iron wood
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mjohoro
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Senna spectabilis
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Cassia
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mhoba
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Sesbania bispinosa
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Prickly sesban
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mrindazia, msalia-nyuma
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Sesbania macrantha
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N/A
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mlindaziwa
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Spathodea campanulata
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African tulip tree
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kibobakasi, kifabakazi
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Stereospermum kunthianum
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Pink jacaranda
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mtafuna panya, mti-sumu
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Strychnos cocculoides
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Monkey orange
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mpera-mwitu, mtonga
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Strychnos innocua
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Dull-leaved strychnos
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mgulungungulu, mkwakwa, mtonga
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Strychnos spinosa
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Elephant orange
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mpapa, mtonga
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Syzygium aromaticum
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Clove tree
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karafu
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Syzygium cordatum
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Water-berry tree
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mzambarau wa mwitu
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Syzygium cuminii
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Jambolan, java plum
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msambarau, mzambarau
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Syzygium guineense
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Water-berry tree
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msambaran, mzambarai, mzambarani, mzambarau, mzambarau mwitu, mzuari
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Tamarindus indica
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Tamarind
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mkwaju, msisi
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Tarchonanthus camphoratus
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Camphor bush
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mkalambati
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Tectona grandis
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Teak
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msaji, mtiki
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Telfairia pedata
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Oysternut
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kweme, mkweme
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Tephrosia vogelii
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Fish bean
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kibaazi, kibazi, mtupa, utupa wa kibaazi, utupa wa kingindo, utupa wa mrima
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Terminalia brownii
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N/A
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mbarao, mwalambe
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Terminalia catappa
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Tropical almond, Indian almond
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mkungu
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Terminalia ivorensis
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Black afara
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mwalambe
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Terminalia prunioides
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Purple-pod cluster-leaf
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mwalambe, mwangati, mwangati-punda
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Terminalia superba
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Limba, Superb terminalia
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mwalambe
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Thespesia populnea
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Portia tree
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mtakawe
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Tipuana tipu
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Tipu, pride of Bolivia
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mtipia
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Treculia africana
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African breadfruit
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mwaya
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Trema orientalis
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Pigeon wood
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mgendagenda, mpesi, msasa, mzunguzungu
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Trichilia emetica
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Cape mahogany
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mafura, mkungwina, mtimai, mnwamaji, mtimaji, musikili, muwamaji
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Uapaca kirkiana
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Wild loquat
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mkusu, nkusu
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Vangueria infausta
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Wild medlar
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mtiegu, muiru, mviru, viru
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Vangueria madagascariensis
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Common wild medlar
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muiru, mviru
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Vitex doniana
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Black plum
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mfuu, mfulu, mfundu, mfuru
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Vitex keniensis
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Meru oak
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mfuu
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Vitex payos
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Chocolate berry
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mfudu, mfufu, mfuu
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Warburgia salutaris
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Pepper-bark tree
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msokonoi
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Warburgia stuhlmannii
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N/A
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mkaa, mkarambaki
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Ximenia americana
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Yellow plum, sea plum
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mpingi, mtumbui tumbui, mtundakula, timbui timbui
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Zanthoxylum chalybeum
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Knob wood
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mjafari
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Ziziphus mauritiana
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Jujube
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mkunazi
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Ziziphus mucronata
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Buffalo thorn
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mkunazi
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Acacia auriculiformis
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Ear-leaf acacia
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mkesia
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The following list of botanical/Latin names and the subsequent Kiswahili equivalents were sourced from the International Centre of Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF).
*Most English names were sourced from Useful Trees and Shrubs for Tanzania published by SIDA’s Regional Soil Conservation Unit, RSCU, 1994.
**Names in Kiswahili depend on the region and people group.
List compiled by ECHO East Africa, May 2014 www.echonet.org www.echocommunity.org
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