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TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 501 Acacia brevispica Wait-a-bit thorn Mimosaceae Kenya 1-7 M 1 400 Acacia farnesiana Cassie, Popinac Mimosaceae Tropical America oil 1 435 Acacia galpinii Monkey thorn Mimosaceae S Africa S / O 1 Acacia goetzei Mimosaceae Kenya 1 4 7 502 Acacia mearnsii Black wattle Mimosaceae Australia tannin 39 39 Acacia podalyriifolia Golden wattle Mimosaceae Australia O N 8 901 Acacia sp. Mimosaceae 20 504 Acacia xanthophloea ? Fever tree Mimosaceae Kenya 1 34 67 N M 1 363 Acca sellowiana Pineapple guava Myrtaceae Brazil EF 5 17 Acokanthera oppositifolia Apocynaceae Kenya 45 7 poison 4 18 Acokanthera schimperi Poison arrow tree Apocynaceae Kenya 1-7 poison 16 204 Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Indian ash, Shingle tree Caesalpiniaceae SE Asia T 9 164 Adansonia digitata Baobab Bombacaceae Kenya 4 67 food etc 2 273 Adenium obesum Desert rose Apocynaceae Kenya 1234 67 poison 4 305 Adenocalymna nitidum Apocynaceae Australia C / 1 539 Agathis robusta Araucariaceae Australia 2 46 Albizia coriara Mimosaceae Kenya 5 T M 4 451 Albizia grandibracteata (506) Large-leaved Albizia Mimosaceae Kenya 1 3 5 T 33 507 Albizia gummifera Peacock flower Mimosaceae Kenya 1-7 T 29 5 Albizia odoratissima Mimosaceae India T 1 902 Albizia sp. Mimosaceae 10 94 Aleurites moluccana Candlenut tree Euphorbiaceae Malaysia? oil, varnish 28 212 Annona cherimola Annonaceae S America EF 26 508 Annona senegalensis Wild custard apple Annonaceae Kenya 45 7 EF ! 308 Apodytes dimidiata White pear wood Icacinaceae Kenya 1-7 T ?1 274 Arucaria angustifolia Parana pine Araucariaceae S America T O 1 28 Araucaria bidwillii Bunya Bunya pine Araucariaceae Australia T O 6 150 Araucaria columnaris [1921] Cook's Araucaria Araucariaceae Pacific O 33 49 Araucaria cunninghamii [1922] Moreton Bay pine Araucariaceae Australia T O 36 275 Araucaria heterophylla [2007] Norfolk Island pine Araucariaceae Norfolk Island T O 1 71 Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit Moraceae SE Asia EF 2 232 Azanza garckeana (500s) Malvaceae Kenya 4 EF ?1 903 Bambusa spp. (several) Gramineae SE Asia 31 123a Bambusa vulgaris Common or Feathery bamboo Gramineae SE Asia H / 9 123b Bambusa vulgaris cv. vittata Barcode or Golden bamboo Gramineae Pacific islands 163 Baphia kirkii (Pongamia sp.) Indian ash Papilionaceae Tanzania (nat) T O 1 509 Bauhinia coubaril Bauhinia Caesalpiniaceae S America 2 266 Bauhinia galpinii (DIED) Red bauhinia Caesalpiniaceae Southern Africa O 1 463 Bauhinia petersiana White bauhinia Caesalpiniaceae Southern Africa M Fodder 1 60 Bauhinia purpurea Chinese orchid tree Caesalpiniaceae India, Malay, China O 7 904 Bauhinia spp. Caesalpiniaceae O 28 43 Bauhinia tomentosa Caesalpiniaceae Kenya 1 4 67 6+ 165 Bauhinia variegata Orchid or Camel's foot tree Caesalpiniaceae India O 3 327 Bersama abyssinica Sapindaceae Kenya 23 7 M 3 301 Blighia unijugata Sapindaceae Kenya 34567 3 298 Bolusanthus speciosus African wisteria Papilionaceae Southern Africa O 6 52 Bombax malabaricum Silk cotton tree Bombacaceae SE Asia M, kapok 4 226 Bombax rhodognaphalon EA Bombax Bombacaceae Kenya 7 kapok 9 140 Bougainvillea spectabilis [1950] Bougainvillea Nyctaginaceae Brazil C / O 2 53 Brachychiton acerifolium Australian flame Sterculiaceae Australia O, fences 20 54 Brachychiton populneum Australian bottle tree Sterculiaceae Australia O 22 TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 10 Brachylaena huillensis Silver oak, Muhuhu Compositae Kenya 4 7 carving 283 468 Bridelia micrantha [2006] Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1 34567 M T 1 544 Broussonetia papyrifera Paper mulberry Moraceae E Asia paper 470 Brucea magrocarpa [2007] Simaroubaceae Kenya 4 1 444 Brunfelsia americana Lady of the night Solanaceae West Indies S / 5 67 Brunfelsia hopeana var.Aus [1927] Yesterday, today, tomorrow Solanaceae Brazil S / M O 11 905 Brunfelsia sp. Solanaceae Brazil 0 383 Cadia purpurea [2006] Cadia Papilionaceae Kenya 1 S / O 2 80 Caesalpinia melanocarpa Caesalpiniaceae S America 2 143 Caesalpinia spinosa Tara, Guarango Caesalpiniaceae S America tannin 1 375 Calliandra haematocephala Scarlet powder-puff Mimosaceae S & C America S / O 1 97 Callistemon citrinus Bottlebrush Myrtaceae Australia O 4 82 Callistemon coccineus Bottlebrush Myrtaceae Australia O 1 147 Callistemon phoenicus Lesser bottlebrush Myrtaceae Australia O 1 907 Callistemon sp. Myrtaceae Australia O 6 74 Callitris cupressiformis Cypress pine Pinaceae Australia P 1 20 Callitris robusta [1913] Black pine Pinaceae W Australia T, resin 67 908 Callitris spp. Pinaceae Australia 4 13 Calodendrum capense Cape chestnut Rutaceae Kenya 1 34 67 O, bees 48 50 Calpurnia aurea African laburnum Papilionaceae Kenya 345 O, poison ?2 85 Canthium keniense [1919] Wild coffee Rubiaceae Kenya 4 (end) 22 909 Canthium sp. Rubiaceae Kenya ? 377 Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Kenya 1-7 F M 2 239 Casimiroa edulis Mexican sapote Rutaceae Mexico, C America EF M, bees 32 96 Cassipourea malosana Pillar wood Rhizophoraceae Kenya 1 3456 T 5 34 Cassipourea rotundifolia Rhizophoraceae Kenya 4 6 1 313 Castanospermum australe Moreton bay chestnut Papilionaceae Australia O F T 2 3 Casuarina cunninghamiana [1907] Australian beefwood Casuarinaceae Australia NF T 13 511 Casuarina equisetifolia Whistling pine Casuarinaceae Kenya 7 (nat) N P 7 48 Casuarina glauca [1910] Casuarinaceae Australia T O 44 910 Casuarina sp. Casuarinaceae Australia 2 201 Catha edulis Miraa, Khat, Somali tea Celastraceae Kenya 1 3456 stimulant ?82 29 Ceiba speciosa [1930] Bombax, Floss silk tree Bombacaceae Southern Brazil O, kapok 33 175 Celtis africana Akasinga Ulmaceae Kenya 1-5 T, fodder 12 340 Celtis sinensis Chinese hackberry Ulmaceae SE Asia O 1 911 Celtis sp. Ulmaceae 2 906 Cereus peruvianus Giant cactus Cactaceae S America O 80 279 Chaetacme aristata Thorny elm Ulmaceae` Kenya 1 3456 clubs 3 182 Chionanthus battiscombei Oleaceae Kenya 1 34 67 1 540 Chrysophyllum gorungosanum [2006] Sapotaceae Kenya 4 7 T EF 1 246 Chrysophyllum pruniforme [1924] Sapotaceae Uganda 9 912 Chrysophyllum sp. Sapotaceae 1 353 Clausena anisata Rutaceae Kenya 1-7 S C / M 13 359 Coffea eugenioides Nandi coffee Rubiaceae Kenya 3-7 2 192 Combretum molle (913) Combretaceae Kenya 1-7 ?1 Combretum paniculatum Combretaceae Kenya 45 7 C / ?1 135 Commiphora eminii Burseraceae Kenya 4 67 M, fences 86 75 Cordia africana [1913] Mukumari Boraginaceae Kenya 1-6 M, shade 8 251 Cotoneaster pannosa Rosaceae SW China S / O 4 65 Craibia brownii [1915] Papilionaceae Kenya 3-7 16 914 Crassula sp. Crassulaceae 2 365 Croton alienus Euphorbiaceae Kenya 45 (end) M 2 319 Croton macrostachyus Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1-6 M, wood 7 37 Croton megalocarpus Croton Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1-6 T M oil 314 271 Cupressus arizonica Arizona cypress Cupressaceae N America T 7 139 Cupressus cashmeriana Kashmir cypress Cupressaceae India O 4 196 Cupressus funebris [1917] Chinese weeping cypress Cupressaceae China O T 33 TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 7 Cupressus lusitanica Mexican cypress Cupressaceae C America T, hedges 35 42 Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean cypress Cupressaceae Southern Europe O 2 915 Cupressus sp. Cupressaceae 18 47 Cupressus torulosa [1907] Bhutan/Himalayan cypress Cupressaceae India, China O T 60 242 Cussonia holstii Cabbage tree Araliaceae Kenya 1 3-6 M, beehives 14 11 Cussonia spicata Elephant's toothbrush Araliaceae Kenya 234 67 M 21 161 Dalbergia assamica Papilionaceae India shade 1 291 Dalbergia latifolia Indian rosewood Papilionaceae India O, carving 3 Dalbergia melanoxylon African blackwood/ebony Papilionaceae Kenya 34 67 carving 1 512 Dichrostachys cinerea Nongo Mimosaceae Kenya 1-7 M N, bees 1 9 Diospyros abyssinica Giant diospyros, Lusui Ebenaceae Kenya 1 3-7 T 17 213 Dodonaea angustifolia Sapindaceae Kenya 1-7 M, tools 22 Dombeya burgessiae Sterculiacae Kenya 1-6 fibre 1 101 Dombeya rotundifolia Sterculiaceae Kenya 1-7 M, fibre 6 99 Dovyalis abyssinica Flacourtiaceae Kenya 1-7 M EF 2 351 Dovyalis caffra Kei apple Flacourtiaceae S Africa EF, hedges 1 215 Dovyalis macrocalyx Flacourtiaceae Kenya 3 567 M EF, hedges 8 27 Dracaena draco Dracaenaceae Canary Isles O ? Dracaena fragrans (25) Dracaenaceae Kenya 5 M O ? 25 Dracaena steudneri Steudner's dragon tree Dracaenaceae Kenya 1 345 7 O T 39 126 Drypetes gerarrdii Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1 3-7 tools 5 168 Ehretia cymosa Boraginaceae Kenya 1-7 M, tools 52 513 Ekebergia capensis [2006] Cape ash, Ekebergia Meliaceae Kenya 1-7 T, bees 1 194 Elaedendron buchananii Celastraceae Kenya 3-6 M T 28 253 Encephalartos hildebrandtii Zamiaceae Kenya 7 O 3 179 Entada abyssinica [2006] Mimosaceae Kenya 23 5 7 M O N 1 231 Entandrophragma delavoyi African mahogany Meliaceae C Africa T 11 338 Entandrophragma excelsum African mahogany Meliaceae C Africa T 1 81 Enterolobium contortisiliquum Mimosaceae S America O 3 26 Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Rosaceae China, Japan EF 34 205 Erythrina abyssinica [1925] Red-hot poker, Lucky bean Papilionaceae Kenya 1-7 M T 42 265 Erythrina burtii Papilionaceae Kenya 1 34 67 stools 7 160 Erythrina corallodendron Coral-bean tree Papilionaceae Trop Am, W Indies O 7 514 Erythrina lysistemon Common coral tree Papilionaceae S Africa O 1 285 Erythrina velutina Bocare (919 ) Papilionaceae West Indies O 2 130 Erythrococca bongensis Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1-7 M, arrows 15 116 Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon-scented spotted gum Myrtaceae Australia M 2 107 Eucalyptus crebra Red iron bark Myrtaceae Australia T 3 350 Eucalyptus deglupta Mindanao gum Myrtaceae Phillipines, etc building 1 267 Eucalyptus ficifolia Flowering gum Myrtaceae Australia O 6 371 Eucalyptus hemiphloia Myrtaceae Australia 1 210 Eucalyptus hybrid (E viridis X E camaldulensis) Myrtaceae Australia 4 197 Eucalyptus maculata Spotted gum Myrtaceae Australia P, fuel 45 370 Eucalyptus microtheca Myrtaceae Australia 4 172 Eucalyptus paniculata Grey ironbark Myrtaceae Australia P, sleepers 94 206 Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red box Myrtaceae Australia 1 115 Eucalyptus saligna Sydney blue gum Myrtaceae Australia P, fuel ? 180 Eucalyptus sideroxylon Red ironbark Myrtaceae Australia sleepers 1 920 Eucalyptus spp. Myrtaceae Australia 179 252 Eucalyptus sp. hybrid Myrtaceae Australia 1 241 Euclea divinorum Ebenaceae Kenya 1-7 M tools 5 211 Eugenia jambos Rose apple Myrtaceae India EF 1 921 Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae 6 452 Eugenia uniflora (515) Pitanga/Brazil cherry Myrtaceae C America EF 7 516 Euphorbia candelabrum Candelabra euphorbia Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1-7 T, hedges 17 517 Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia Euphorbiaceae Mexico O 6 922 Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae 2 TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 278 Euphorbia tirucalli Finger euphorbia Euphorbiaceae Kenya 2 4-7 (nat) hedges 5 114 Fagaropsis angolensis Rutaceae Kenya 3-7 T 1 223 Fernandoa magnifica [1931] Bignoniaceae Kenya 7 M 5 518 Ficus benjamina (455) Benjamina/Java fig Moraceae SE Asia 4 228 Ficus benghalensis Banyan fig Moraceae India relig, fodder 3 187 Ficus elastica [1908] Indian rubber Moraceae SE Asia O latex 3 286 Ficus ingens Moraceae Kenya 2-7 2 288 Ficus lutea Moraceae Kenya 4-7 3 923 Ficus sp. Moraceae 19 303 Ficus sp. Moraceae 1 296 Ficus religiosa Peepal, Bo-tree Moraceae SE Asia M, religious 1 287 Ficus sp. Moraceae 2 318 Ficus sur Cape fig Moraceae Kenya 1 3-7 M 2 Ficus sycomorus Sycamore fig Moraceae Kenya 1-7 T F 1 104 Ficus thonningii Mugumo Moraceae Kenya 1-7 M 20 322 Filicium decipiens Thika palm, Fern leaf tree Sapindaceae Kenya 147 O 5 248 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Mexican ash Oleaceae Mexico T 8 924 Fraxinus sp. Oleaceae 3 461 Funtumia africana Bastard wild rubber Apocynaceae Kenya 57 1 84 ternifolia Wild gardenia Rubiaceae Kenya 2-7 O M 17 Gardenia volkensii 2 Grevillea robusta Silky oak Proteaceae Australia T, shade 115 256 Grewia fallax Tiliaceae Kenya 12 4 7 3 259 Haematoxylon campechianum Logwood Caesalpiniaceae C America ink, dye 2 471 Hagenia abyssinica [2007] Rosaceae Kenya 2-6 M P T 336 Hakea saligna (pin cushion tree) Proteaceae Australia O, shade 3 277 Hallea rubrostipulata (Mitragyna r.) Rubiaceae Kenya 4 7 3 521 Heywoodia lucens Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1 4 (rare) T 2 158 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus, Shoeflower Malvaceae China S / 209 Hura crepitans Sandbox tree Euphorbiaceae Tropical America poison 1 57 Hymenaea coubaril Brazilian copal, Locust tree Caesalpiniaceae S America resin 10 545 Iochroma cyanea (Cestrum sp.) Solanaceae S America S / O 264 Ipomoea arborescens Tree convolvulus Convolvulaceae Mexico O 2 19 Jacaranda mimosifolia [1908] Jacaranda, Brazilian rosewood Bignoniaceae Brazil O T 527 90 Jatropha curcas (DIED) Physic nut Euphorbiaceae Kenya 4 5 7 (nat) 1 257 Jatropha podagrica Euphorbiaceae Columbia H / 73 Juniperus bermudiana Bermudan red cedar Pinaceae Bermuda T 24 247 Juniperus cedrus Canary Islands juniper Pinaceae Canary Isles (extinct) T 5 1 Juniperus procera EA Pencil cedar Pinaceae Kenya 1-6 T P M 19 293 Khaya anthotheca African mahogany Meliaceae Uganda T 1 148 Kigelia pinnata Sausage tree Bignoniaceae Kenya 1-7 M, beer 5 129 Lagerstroemia indica Chinese crape myrtle Lythraceae China O 9 132 Lagunaria patersonii Pyramid or Cow itch tree Malvaceae Australia O 4 464 Lawsonia inermis Henna Lythraceae Kenya 1234 7 dye 926 Leucaena sp. Mimosaceae N 1 178 Leucaena latisiliqua(/glauca) White popinoc Mimosaceae Tropical America N 10 362 Ligustrum ovalifolium Privet ( many ) Oleaceae Japan O 1 927 Ligustrum sp. Oleaceae O 2 523 Lonchocarpus ?speciosus Papilionaceae ? Kenya 1 302 Lonicera hildebrandtiana Giant Burmese honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Myanmar C / O 1 221 Lovoa swynnertonii Brown mahogany Meliaceae Kenya 4 7 T 4 472 Ludia mauritania [2007] Flacourtiaceae K 4-7 1 - Macfadyena unguis-cati Cats claw Bignoniaceae S America C / 154 Maesopsis eminii Mutere, Musizi Rhamnaceae Kenya 5 T 1 227 Majidea zanguebarica Sapindaceae Kenya 7 T O 4 323 Mangifera indica Mango Anacardiaceae India EF 2 524 Manilkara discolor Sapotaceae Kenya 1 4 6 EF 3 TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 16 Manilkara sp. Sapotaceae Kenya 1 23 Margaritaria discoidea [1910] Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1 3-7 35 928 Margaritaria sp. Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1 44 Markhamia lutea Bignoniaceae Kenya 345 M T 116 929 Maytenus sp. Celastraceae Kenya 1 243 Maytenus undata Celastraceae Kenya 1-7 5 348 Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly paperbark tree Myrtaceae Australia 5 59 Melia azedarach Persian lilac, Bead tree Meliaceae India O 2 166 Milicia excelsa Mvuli, Iroko Moraceae Kenya 45 7 T 4 64 Millettia dura Papilionaceae Kenya 1 4 O N 72 77 Mimusops bagshawei Sapotaceae Kenya 3 56 EF 4 526 Mimusops kummel Sapotaceae Kenya 1 3456 EF 4 262 Monodora myristica Calabash nutmeg Myristicaceae Kenya 5 1 169 Montanoa bipinnatifida Tree daisy Compositae Mexico H / 208 Myroxylon poreirae (Toluifera p.) Papilionaceae S America resin ?4 460 Mystroxylon aethiopicum Celastraceae Kenya 1-7 EF 1 183 Newtonia buchananii Newtonia Mimosaceae Kenya 4 7 T 2 469 Newtonia hildebrandtii [2006] Mimosaceae Kenya 1 4 7 M P 1 930 Newtonia sp. Mimosaceae Kenya 2 127 Ochna holstii Ochnaceae Kenya 1-7 tools 9 152 Ochna insculpta Ochnaceae Kenya 1-7 3 33 Ochna ovata Ochnaceae Kenya 1 34 67 tools 3 931 Ochna sp. Ochnaceae Kenya 3 237 Olea capensis ssp. macrocarpa EA olive, Elgon olive Oleaceae Kenya 1-6 T 3 31 Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata Brown/Wild olive Oleaceae Kenya 1-7 T M 29 932 Olea sp. Oleaceae Kenya 1 244 Olinia rochetiana Oliniaceae Kenya 1 3-6 M 1 233 Oncoba routledgei Fried egg tree Flacourtiaceae Kenya 456 O 7 240 Oncoba spinosa Fried egg tree Flacourtiaceae Kenya 1-5 7 O T 4 933 Opuntia vulgaris Prickly pear Cactaceae Mexico O, hedges 1 527 Osyris lanceolata EA Sandalwood Santalaceae Kenya 1-4 67 M, dye 1 934 Pachypodium sp. (DIED) Madagascar 465 Pappea capensis [2006] Cape pappea Sapindaceae Kenya 1-7 M EF T 935 Pavetta sp. Rubiaceae Kenya 1 218 Peltophorum africanum African false wattle Caesalpiniaceae S & C Africa O 26 283 Peltophorum pterocarpum Rusty shield-bearer Caesalpiniaceae Sri Lanka/Mala O 1 230 Petraea volubilis Purple wreath vine Verbenaceae West Indies C / O 1 341 Phaedranthus buccinatorius Bignoniaceae Mexico C / O 1 38 Phoenix canariensis Canary Islands date palm Palmae Canary Isles O 3 69 Phoenix reclinata Wild date palm Palmae Kenya 1 3-7 weaving 1 297 Phyllanthus acidus Otaheite gooseberry Euphorbiaceae SE Asia EF 1 12 Phytolacca dioica Belhambra Phytolaccaceae S America O 19 Phytolacca dodecandra Phytolaccaceae Kenya C / 1 45 Pinus canariensis [1934] Canary pine Pinaceae Canary Isles 13 404 Pinus kesiya Khasi pine Pinaceae India T 1 36 Pinus halepensis Allepo pine Pinaceae Mediterranean resin 1 416 Pinus occidentalis Haitian/Cuban pine Pinaceae Haiti 1 316 Pinus patula Mexican weeping pine Pinaceae Mexico paper 1 936 Pinus sp. Pinaceae 8 92 Pittosporum rhombifolium Queensland pittosporum Pittosporaceae Australia O 2 320 Pittosporum viridiflorum [2006] Pittosporum Pittosporaceae Kenya 1-7 1 186 Plumeria rubra [1916] Frangipani Apocynaceae C America O 12 56 Podocarpus falcatus Podo, EA Yellow wood Podocarpaceae Kenya 1-6 M T 136 151 Podocarpus latifolius [1918] Podo, EA Yellow wood Podocarpaceae Kenya 1-7 T 3 105 Polyscias kikuyuensis Parasol tree Araliaceae Kenya 3 4 3 441 Pouteria adolfi-friedericii Muna Sapotaceae Kenya 134 T oil 1 229 Premna maxima Rare/vulnerable Verbenaceae Kenya 1 4 (end) T 12 TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 454 Prunus africana (528) Red Stinkwood Rosaceae Kenya 1 3-7 M T 7 321 Prunus puddum Himalayan flowering cherry Rosaceae India O 5 331 Prunus serotina Capulin/wild black cherry Rosaceae Mexico, Peru EF O 1 938 Prunus sp. Rosaceae 3 177 Psidium guajava Guava Myrtaceae Tropical America EF 18 15 Psydrax schimperiana Rubiaceae Kenya 1-7 T 15 345 Pterocarpus indicus Rosewood Papilionaceae Myanmar T N 2 93 Pterogyne nitens (Ruprechtia viraria) Caesalpiniaceae Tropical America O 20 529 Pterolobium stellatum Caesalpiniaceae Kenya 1-6 C / M 1 122 Pterygota mildbraedii [1931] Mubende witch tree Sterculiaceae Uganda O, religious 1 88 Punica granatum Pomegranate Punicaceae India, Persia EF 2 235 Pycnanthus angolensis False/African nutmeg Myristicaceae Uganda O oil 1 32 Rawsonia lucida Flacourtiaceae Kenya 1 3-7 T 5 939 Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae Kenya 1 100 Rhus lancea (541) Willow rhus Anacardiaceae S Africa O 1 329 Rhus natalensis Anacardiaceae Kenya 1-7 M 23 940 Rhus sp. Anacardiaceae 2 941 Rothmannia sp. Rubiaceae 1 102 Rothmannia urcelliformis Rubiaceae Kenya 345 O 6 399 Rudgea globosa Rubiaceae C America O 2 373 Ruttya fruticosa Acanthaceae Kenya 1 4 67 S / M O 4 473 Sapium ellipticum [2007] Euphorbiaceae Kenya 1 3-6 M T 458 Schefflera actinophylla (530) Queensland umbrella tree Araliaceae Australia O 1 134 Schinus molle Peruvian mastic, Pepper tree Anacardiaceae Peru M O 4 395 Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper tree Anacardiaceae Brazil O 4 83 Schizolobium parahybum Bacarubu, Sky's the limit Caesalpiniaceae Tropical America O 2 120 Schotia brachypetala (531) Weeping schotia Caesalpiniaceae Southern Africa O 2 356 Schotia latifolia (532) (cultivated in Nairobi) Caesalpiniaceae ? S. Africa O 2 8 Schrebera alata Wing-leaved wooden pear Oleaceae Kenya 1-6 66 533 Scutia myrtina Rhamnaceae Kenya 1-7 C / 1 173 Senna brewsteri Cigar cassia Caesalpiniaceae Australia O 2 534 Senna septemtrionalis Caesalpiniaceae Kenya 1 3-6 (nat) M 1 311 Senna singueana Caesalpiniaceae Kenya 1 3-7 5 87 Senna spectabilis (535) Cassia Caesalpiniaceae Tropical America O 14 462 Sophora secundiflora Papilionaceae Mexico O 1 225 Spathodea campanulata Nandi flame, African tulip tree Bignoniaceae Kenya 345 M O 24 456 Stenocarpus sinuatus Queensland wheel of fire Proteaceae Australia O 1 339 Stereospermum kunthianum Bignoniaceae Kenya 2-5 7 O M, bees 6 453 Strelitzia nicolai Wild strelitzia, Crane flower Strelitziaceae Southern Africa O 2 344 Strophanthus courmontii Apocynaceae Kenya 7 C liane 1 30 Strychnos henningsii Loganiaceae Kenya 1-7 M, tools 7 66 Strychnos usambarensis Loganiaceae Kenya 4 7 T 7 263 Suregarda procera Euphorbiaceae Kenya 4 5 10 337 Swietenia mahogani Cuban mahogany Meliaceae Tropical America T 2 943 Swietenia sp. Meliaceae 1 159 Syagrus romanzoffianum Queen/Feather palm Palmae Brazil O 5 274 Synadenium grantii Euphorbiaceae Kenya 4 5 6 poison 11 51 Syncarpia glomulifera Turpentine wood Myrtaceae Australia T 1 103 Syzygium cordatum Myrtaceae Kenya 2-7 EF M 9 211 Syzygium cuminii Jambolan, Msambarau Myrtaceae Kenya 7 (nat) EF 3 387 Syzygium guineense Mshiwi Myrtaceae Kenya 1-7 EF T 1 944 Syzygium sp. Myrtaceae ?1 536 Tabebuia chrysantha/serratifolia Yellow trumpet, Yellow poui Bignoniaceae Trop S Am, W Indies O T ?3 70 Tabebuia pentaphylla Pink poui, Rosy trumpet Bignoniaceae Tropical America O T 8 945 Tabebuia sp. Bignoniaceae Tropical America 6 254 Tamarindus indica Tamarind tree Caesalpiniaceae Kenya 1-7 EF N T 7 382 Tarchonanthus camphoratus Leleshwa Compositae Kenya 1-6 charcoal 7 TREE SPECIES IN THE NAIROBI ARBORETUM All species listed are trees, unless otherwise indicated: C = climber H = herb S = shrub No. = location number in Arboretum map/inventory Freq = frequency end = endemic nat = naturalised Major uses: M = medicinal O = ornamental N = nitrogen-fixing P = poles EF = edible fruit T = timber

No. Species English/Standard/Trade Family Origin Uses Freq 946 Vepris sp. Rutaceae Kenya 1 128 Tecoma stans Tecoma, Yellow elder Bignoniaceae Tropical America O 7 98 Tecomaria capensis Tecomaria, Cape honeysuckle Bignoniaceae S Africa O 13 284 Terminalia brownii (?947) Combretaceae Kenya 1-6 T P 2 440 Terminalia catappa Indian/False almond Combretaceae Kenya 7 (nat) EF, tannin 2 Terminalia mollis Combretaceae Kenya 3 5 charcoal ? Terminalia sp. Combretaceae 2 326 Terminalia chebula (DIED) old list ? Combretaceae India 537 Tetradenia riparia Labiatae Kenya 1-7 S / T 1 68 Thevetia peruviana Thevetia, Yellow oleander Apocynaceae Tropical America O, poison 8 6 Thuja orientalis Chinese arbor-vitae Cupressaceae China O 2 40 Tipuana tipu Pride of Bolivia,Tipu Papilionaceae S America O 23 189 Toona ciliata Toona, Indian mahogany Meliaceae Tropical Asia O 5 111 Trema orientalis Pigeon wood Ulmaceae Kenya 1 3-7 3 234 Trichilia emetica Cape mahogany Meliaceae Kenya 1-7 T M P, oil 12 364 ellipticus Wild witch hazel Kenya 1-7 P 1 355 Trimeria grandifolia Flacourtiaceae Kenya 1-7 M 11 4 Tristania conferta Brisbane box Myrtaceae Australia O T 15 203 Turraea abyssinica Meliaceae Kenya 4 6 1 538 Turraea holstii Meliaceae Kenya 3-7 1 949 Turraea mombassana Meliaceae Kenya 1 34 67 S / M ?5 202 Turraea robusta Meliaceae Kenya 4 5 67 92 357 Uvaria scheffleri (950) Annonaceae Kenya 1-7 M 2 89 Vangueria apiculata Rubiaceae Kenya 123 56 EF 1 193 Vangueria madagascariensis Rubiaceae Kenya 1-7 EF 14 117 Vepris simplicifolia (Teclea s.) Teclea Rutaceae Kenya 1 3-7 M, bows 59 14 Vepris trichocarpa (Teclea t.) Teclea Rutaceae Kenya 4-7 37 125 Vitex keniensis Meru oak Verbenaceae Kenya 4 T 11 170 Vitex strickeri (543) Verbenaceae Kenya 4 6 7 FE 1 22 Warburgia ugandensis [1908] EA greenheart, Muthiga Canellaceae Kenya 3-6 M 67 171 Washingtonia filifera Washington/petticoat palm Palmae USA O 5 367 Zanthoxylum gillettii EA satinwood Rutaceae Kenya 4 5 6 T M 1 86 Zanthoxylum usambarense Rutaceae Kenya 1 3-7 T M 1 207 Zizyphus mucronata Buffalo thorn Rhamnaceae Kenya 1-7 M 1

174 indigenous 167 exotic 23 unidentified 364