Abbrev.

Species name

Family

Freq

Abun

Distr.

index

Veg.

Local uses

PAM

Persea americana

Lauraceae

40

17.0

57.0

SM

Fruit, timber, fuelwood, shade

GRO

Grevillea robusta

Proteaceae

44

11.4

55.4

SM & L

Timber, fuelwood, withies,

BM

Bridelia micrantha

Euphorbiaceae

48

5.2

53.2

SM & L

Fruits, timber, fuelwood, fodder, gum/resins, tannin, medicine, shade

ABS

Albizia schimperiana

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

42

8.6

50.6

SM & L

Timber, shade, fuelwood, medicinal,

MGI

Mangifera indica

Anacardiaceae

32

11.2

43.2

SM

Fruits, fuelwood, timber

OCA

Olea capensis

Oleaceae

32

9.8

41.8

SM & L

Timber, fodder, fuelwood

RCA

Rauvolfia caffra

Apocynaceae

34

5.4

39.4

SM & L

Timber, fuelwood, fodder, medicine, alcohol

COA

Cordia africana

Boraginaceae

30

2.0

32.0

SM & L

Timber, fuelwood, fodder, fruit

AI

Azadirachta indica

Meliaceae

18

2.2

20.2

SM & L

Fruits, medicinal

FHA

Faidherbia albida

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

16

4.0

20.0

L

Soil fertility, soil erosion control, fodder

CTSp

Croton macrostachys

Euphorbiaceae

18

1.9

19.9

SM & L

Fuelwood, timber, fodder, shade, medicine, ornamental

SSI

Senna siamea

Fabaceae - Caesalpinioideae

12

4.4

16.4

L

Fuelwood, poles, timber, fodder, medicine, shade

EUT

Euphorbia tirucalli

Euphorbiaceae

14

2.3

16.3

L

Fencing, medicinal

MOB

Markhamia lutea

Bignoniaceae

14

0.7

14.7

L

Medicinal, firewood

FTH

Ficus sur

Moraceae

14

0.6

14.6

SM

Catchment, shade

OUS

Olinia usambarensis

Oliniaceae

12

1.1

13.1

SM & L

Medicinal, poles,

PGU

Psidium guajava

Myrtaceae

8

0.7

8.7

L

Fruits, medicinal

ADI

Adansonia digitata

Bombacaceae

8

0.5

8.5

L

Fruit, fodder, rope, twine

SGU

Syzygium cumini

Myrtaceae

8

0.4

8.4

L

Shade, edible fruits, medicinal

CSH

Combretum stuhlmannii

Combretaceae

8

0.3

8.3

L

Fuelwood, timber

TAS

Toddalia asiatica

Rutaceae

6

0.8

6.8

L

Medicinal, fodder, hedge

EAB

Erythrina abyssinica

Fabaceae - Papilionoideae

6

0.2

6.2

SM

Medicinal, ornamental

JCM

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Bignoniaceae

6

0.2

6.2

SM & L

Timber, ornamental

ABG

Albizia lebbeck

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

6

0.2

6.2

SM & L

Fuelwood, poles

ABL

Albizia gumifera

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

6

0.2

6.2

SM & L

Timber

EUC

Eucalyptus camadulensis

Myrtaceae

4

1.4

5.4

SM & L

Poles, fuelwood, medicinal, shade

AME

Acacia xanthophloea

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

4

0.9

4.9

L

Firewood, beekeeping

MLU

Markhamia obtusifolia

Bignoniaceae

4

0.6

4.6

L

Timber, fuelwood, medicine, poles, shade

CUS

Cussonia spicata

Araliaceae

4

0.4

4.4

SM & L

Medicinal

FSY

Ficus sycomorus

Moraceae

4

0.3

4.3

L

Shade, Fruits

ABF

Albizia forbesii

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

4

0.2

4.2

L

Fuelwood, poles

SCB

Sclerocarya birrea

Anacardiaceae

4

0.2

4.2

L

Edible fruits, Timber

ATH

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Moraceae

4

0.1

4.1

L

Fruit

ECS

Eucalyptus maidenii

Myrtaceae

4

0.1

4.1

SM & L

Timber

LSC

Lannea schweinfurthii

Anacardiaceae

4

0.1

4.1

L

Medicinal, edible fruits

OIN

Ozoroa insignis

Anacardiaceae

4

0.1

4.1

L

Edible fruits, medicinal

PPA

Pinus patula

Pinaceae

2

0.5

2.5

SM

Timber, resins

AGRA

Acacia mearnsii

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

2

0.4

2.4

L

Firewood

APO

Acacia grandicornuta

Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

2

0.2

2.2

L

Firewood, poles

TAF

Treculia africana

Moraceae

2

0.2

2.2

SM & L

Edible seeds, timber

EJA

Eriobotrya japonica

Rosaceae

2

0.2

2.2

SM & L

Edible fruits

TIN

Tamarindus indica

Fabaceae - Caesalpinioideae

2

0.2

2.2

L

Fruits, medicinal, shade