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List Of Species Mentioned In This Study As Used For Malaria Management By Frequency Of Mention In Central Kenya |
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| Local name (Kikuyu) |
Latin Name |
Family Name |
Number of times mentioned |
Place cited |
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| mubuthi/mucuthi |
Caesalpinia volkensii Harms |
Caesalpiniaceae |
37 |
Kiambu, Maragwa, Muranga, Nyeri & Thika |
| muteta |
Strychnos henningsii Gilg |
Loganiaceae |
26 |
Thika, Nyeri, Murang'a, Maragwa, Kiambu |
| wanjiru |
Ajuga remota Benth |
Lamiaceae |
18 |
Kiambu, Muranga, Nyeri, Thika |
| Muthiga |
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague |
Canellaceae |
11 |
Kiambu, Maragwa, Nyeri & Thika |
| Mutamaiyu |
Olea europaea L. |
Oleaceae |
10 |
Kiambu, Maragwa & Nyeri |
| mukarakinga |
Rahmnus prinoides L. He'rit |
Rhamnaceae |
8 |
Nyeri, Maragwa & Kiambu |
| mukaragati |
Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) Dale |
Rutaceae |
7 |
Maragwa |
| mukenera |
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. |
Rutaceae |
7 |
Maragwa, Murang'a & Thika |
| mwinu |
Senna didymobotrya(Fresen.) Irwin & Barneby |
Caesalpinaceae |
6 |
Kiambu, Maragwa & Nyeri |
| mugwanugu |
Aloe kedongensis Reynolds |
Liliaceae |
6 |
Kiambu & Thika |
| mwarubaine |
Azadirachta indica A.Juss. |
Meliaceae |
6 |
Kiambuu, Murang'a & Nyeri |
| Muthura |
Rhus vulgaris Meikle |
Anacardiaceae |
5 |
Maragwa |
| Muhindahindi |
Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb. |
Flacourtiaceae |
5 |
Thika, Nyeir & maragwa |
| kiiruma |
Aloe lateritia Engl. |
Liliaceae |
5 |
Maragwa & Murang'a |
| Muhuti |
Erythrina abyssinica DC |
Papilionaceae |
5 |
Maragwa |
| Muhuha |
Pentas longiflora Oliv. |
Rubiaceae |
5 |
Maragwa |
| Mutimu |
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle |
Rutaceae |
5 |
Maragwa |
| Munderendu |
Teclea simplicifolia (Engl.) Verdoorn |
Rutaceae |
5 |
Maragwa |
| Munjuga Iria |
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke |
Verbenaceae |
5 |
Maragwa & Nyeri |
| ndurutua |
Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & Drummond |
Vitaceae |
5 |
Kiambu |
| Ruithiki/Mukenia/ Ruithiki |
Lantana camara L. |
Verbenaceae |
4 |
Murang'a & maragwa |
| Mukawa |
Carissa edulis (Forssk.)Vahl |
Apocynaceae |
3 |
Maragwa & Murang'a |
| Gakuinini |
Schkuhria pinnata (Lam.) Thell. |
Asteraceae |
3 |
Thika & maragwa |
| muthuthi |
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell. |
Celastraceae |
3 |
Maragwa |
| muthima mburi |
Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach |
Euphorbiaceae |
3 |
Maragwa |
| Maruru |
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) Gray |
Asteraceae |
2 |
Thika & Maragwa |
| gakungui |
Cucumis aculeatus Cogn. |
Cucurbitaceae |
2 |
Kiambu |
| gacuki |
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Guaerke |
Lamiaceae |
2 |
Murang'a |
| muthaiti |
Ocotea usambarensis Engl. |
Lauraceae |
2 |
Maragwa & Nyeri |
| mubau |
Eucalyptus globulus Labil. |
Myrtaceae |
2 |
Maragwa & Nyeri |
| Mwikunya |
Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Harms |
Rhamnaceae |
2 |
Maragwa |
| muthathi |
Cassipourea malosana (Bak.) Alston |
Rhizophoraceae |
2 |
Thika |
| Muiri |
Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm. |
Rosaceae |
2 |
& Thika |
| mururue |
Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. |
Rutaceae |
2 |
Nyeri & maragwa |
| muthithii |
Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steudel |
Santalaceae |
2 |
Kiambu |
| thabai |
Urtica massaica Mildbr. |
Urticaceae |
2 |
Kiambu |
| muthigiu |
Rhus natalensis Krauss |
Anacardiaceae |
1 |
Murang'a |
| Muimbathunu |
Periploca linearifolia Dill. & A. Rich. |
Asclepiadaceae |
1 |
Thika |
| mukungugu |
Commiphora eminii Engl. |
Burseraceae |
1 |
Murang'a |
| Mahuithia |
Kalanchoe lanceolata (Forsk.) Pers. |
Crassulaceae |
1 |
Thika |
| mukinduri |
Croton megalocarpus Del. |
Euphorbiaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| kariria |
Euphorbia tirucalli L. |
Euphorbiaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| kaiyaba |
Dovyalis caffra (Hook. F. & Herv.) Warb |
Flacourtiaceae |
1 |
Kiambu |
| mukambura |
Dovyalis abyssinica A. Rich |
Flacourtiaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| muthigira |
Hydnora abyssinica Schweinf. |
Hydnoraceae |
1 |
Murang'a |
| mutoo |
Azanza gackeana (F.Hoffm.) Excell & Hillcoat |
Malvaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| mukuriahungu |
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm. |
Meliaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| Mucugu |
Cajanus cajan Millsp. |
Papilionaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| Mwaritha |
Dalbergia lactea Vatke |
Papilionaceae |
1 |
Thika |
| hondo |
Passiflora ligularis A.Juss. |
Passifloraceae |
1 |
Kiambu |
| munyamati |
Pittosporum lanatum Hutch. & Bruce |
Pittosporaceae |
1 |
Nyeri |
| ngukura |
Rhamnus staddo A. Rich |
Rhamnaceae |
1 |
Nyeri |
| Mugukuma |
Keetia gueinzii (Sond.) Bridson |
Rubiaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| mugucwa |
Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro |
Rutaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| Muba |
Pappea capensis (Spreng) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Sapidiaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| murumbae |
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal |
Soalanaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| mutura |
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal |
Solanaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
| mutambi |
Cyphostemma maranguense (Gilg) Desc. |
Vitaceae |
1 |
Maragwa |
Njoroge and Bussmann Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006 2:8 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-8 |
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