Background
Methods
Study area
Selection of the informants and interview method
Collection number | Family | Genus and species | Number of citations | Folk name | Growing habit | Wild\ cultivated | Main uses | Parts used | Cured diseases | Other uses |
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08003 | Acanthaceae |
Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine | * | Mbigiri | herb | W | M | leaves | wounds | |
03003 | Amaranthaceae |
Amaranthus sp. | * | Mchicha | herb | C | F | plant | ||
01005 | Anacardiaceae |
Schinus sp.
| * | Mpilipili | tree | W | F | fruit | ||
08008 | Anacardiaceae |
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst | * | Mbwegere | tree | W | M | bark | gastrointestinal | |
02009 | Annonaceae |
Annona muricata L. | * | Mstafeli | tree | C | F | fruit | ||
07012 | Annonaceae |
Annona reticulata L. | * | Topetope | tree | C | F | fruit | ||
01013 | Apocynaceae |
Landolphia kirkii Dyer | * | Kibanalomo | climber | W | F | fruit | ||
01020 | Apocynaceae |
Saba comorensis (Bojer ex A.DC.) Pichon | * | Lingombe | climber | W | F | fruit | ||
01033 | Apocynaceae |
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Stapf | ** | Mkomba, Mlowolowo | tree | W | M | roots, leaves | gastrointestinal | |
01010 | Apocynaceae | unidentified | * | Kihongola | shrub | W | R | branches | knives, handles | |
02015 | Araceae |
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott | * | Magimbaji | herb | C | F | roots, leaves | ||
02016 | Araceae |
Colocasia sp.
| * | Magimblima | herb | C | F | roots | ||
05030 | Araceae |
Philodendron sp.
| * | Mtambala panya | herb | W | M | leaves | respiratory | |
02017 | Arecaceae |
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. | * | Mchikichi | palm | C | F | fruit | ||
01021 | Arecaceae |
Phoenix reclinata Jacq. | * | Ukindu | palm | W | R | leaves | baskets, mats | |
01039 | Arecaceae | unidentified | * | Msalisi | palm | W | F | leaves | ||
01009 | Asparagaceae |
Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker | * | Mwinika | herb | W | F | plant | ||
08007 | Bignoniaceae |
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth | *** | Mfungutua, Mfumbili | tree | W | M, O | bark, fruit | pain and inflammations, gastrointestinal | |
03002 | Brassicaceae |
Brassica sp.
| * | Chinese | herb | C | F, M | leaves | gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | |
03011 | Brassicaceae | unidentified | * | Figiri, Leshuu | herb | C | F, M | leaves, plant | pain and inflammations, cardio-circulatory | |
04015 | Caricaceae |
Carica papaya L. | * | Mpapai | tree | C | F | fruit | ||
01025 | Cecropiaceae |
Myrianthus holstii Engl. | * | Mfusa | tree | W | F | fruit | ||
01023 | Clusiaceae |
Allanblackia stuhlmannii (Engl.) Engl | * | Mkanyi | tree | W | F | fruit | ||
01003 | Combretaceae |
Combretum sp.
| * | Mlama | tree | W | R | plant | charcoal, traditional beehives | |
06006 | Combretaceae |
Terminalia catappa L. | * | Mkungu | tree | C | F, R | fruit, plant | firewood | |
04006 | Compositae |
Bidens pilosa L. | * | Mashona nguo | herb | W | F | leaves | ||
05024 | Compositae |
Emilia coccinea (Sims) G.Don | * | Muelishi | herb | W | F | leaves | ||
01016 | Compositae |
Lactuca inermis Forssk. | ** | Mchunga | herb | W | F | leaves | ||
01007 | Compositae | unidentified | * | Jungujungu | herb | W | M | leaves | wounds | |
05016 | Compositae | unidentified | * | Mnyamgoha | herb | W | M | plant | gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | |
05023 | Compositae | unidentified | * | Munosa | herb | W | M | flowers | eyes disesaes | |
07004 | Compositae | unidentified | * | Mganagana | herb | W | M | plant | typhus | |
04003 | Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. | ** | Kiazi kitam | herb | C | F | roots | ||
02010 | Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea sp.
| * | Matembele | herb | C | M, F | leaves | weakness and faints | |
08001 | Convolvulaceae | unidentified | * | Kaberega | herb | W | M | leaves | gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | |
02014 | Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe sp.
| * | Msharif | succulent | C | M | leaves | gastrointestinal, cardio-circulatory | |
04005 | Cucurbitaceae |
Cucurbita sp.
| * | Majani ya Maboga, Maboga | herb | C | F | leaves | ||
01029 | Cucurbitaceae |
Momordica foetida Schumach. | * | Delega | herb | W | F | leaves | ||
04013 | Cucurbitaceae |
Telfairia pedata (Sm.) Hook. | * | Mkweme | climber | C | F | seeds | ||
03005 | Cyperaceae | unidentified | * | Makangaga | herb | W | R | plant | roof cover | |
02020 | Dracaenaceae |
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. | * | Msae | shrub | C | O | plant | fence, decoration | |
01019 | Dracaenaceae |
Dracaena mannii Baker | * | Mshindamaji | shrub | W | M | leaves, bark | gastrointestinal, parasites, aphrodisiac | |
01004 | Ebenaceae |
Diospyros loureiroana G.Don | * | Mdaa, Nyakatitu | shrub | W | O | plant | colorant | |
01035 | Euphorbiaceae |
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. | * | Mwiza | tree | W | R, O | log, bark | roof frames, colorant | |
01012 | Euphorbiaceae |
Jatropha sp.
| * | Mtowo | shrub | W | R | bark | ropes and strings | |
02022 | Euphorbiaceae |
Manihot esculenta Crantz | *** | Kisamvu | shrub | C | F | leaves, roots | ||
06002 | Lamiaceae |
Gmelina arborea Roxb. | * | Mfudufudu | tree | C | R | log | furniture | |
07011 | Lamiaceae |
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. | * | Kitengetenge | herb | C | M | leaves | malaria, hernia, typhus | |
05040 | Lamiaceae |
Ocimum gratissimum L. | * | Mfumbeza | herb | W | M | plant | incontinence | |
02013 | Lamiaceae |
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. | * | Mvumbasi, Mlumbasi | shrub | C | M | leaves | teeth an gums | insect repellent |
02019 | Lamiaceae |
Tectona grandis L.f. | * | Mtiki | tree | C | R | log | furniture | |
04002 | Lamiaceae | unidentified | * | Mwidu | herb | W | F | leaves | ||
05005 | Lamiaceae | unidentified | * | Nyaka bondwa | herb | W | M | roots | snake bites | |
05025 | Lamiaceae | unidentified | * | Muhesita | herb | W | M | plant | children incontinence | |
08005 | Lamiaceae | unidentified | * | Mjekijeki | herb | W | M | leaves | wounds | |
09012 | Lamiaceae | unidentified | * | Uftapori | herb | W | M | leaves | malaria | |
01040 | Lamiaceae |
Vitex doniana Sweet | **** | Mcoga, Mfulu | tree | W | M, F, R | bark, leaves, fruits, log | weakness and faints | spoons, carved objects |
09003 | Leguminosae |
Abrus precatorius L. | * | Ufambo, Kizunguzungu | climber | W | M | leaves | weakness and faints | |
05010 | Leguminosae |
Acacia sp.
| * | Mtalula | tree | W | M | leaves, roots | gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | |
07001 | Leguminosae |
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn | * | Mkalati | tree | W | M | bark | gastrointestinal | |
05038 | Leguminosae |
Albizia schimperiana Oliv. | * | Msere | tree | W | R | branches | handles | |
05039 | Leguminosae |
Bauhinia petersiana Bolle | ** | Myegea, Msegese | tree | WC | M | bark | respiratory, diabetes | |
03008 | Leguminosae |
Brachystegia sp.
| * | Miombo | tree | W | R, O | plant, pollen | charcoal, bee plant | |
04008 | Leguminosae |
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. | *** | Mbaazi | shrub | C | M, F, R | leaves, seeds, plant | teeth and gums, otitis | firewood |
05017 | Leguminosae |
Crotalaria sp.
| * | Muvele | herb | W | M | leaves | headaches | |
05012 | Leguminosae |
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | * | Mpingo, Mningo | tree | W | O | log, leaves | carved objects, furniture, ritual against snakes | |
01011 | Leguminosae |
Entada sp.
| * | Lifute | climber | W | P, O | leaves, bark | strong detergent | |
01037 | Leguminosae |
Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan | * | Mbaraka, Muhehe | tree | W | R | log | furniture | |
09010 | Leguminosae |
Piliostigma thonningii
| * | Msegete | tree | W | M | leaves | gastrointestinal, gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | |
01001 | Leguminosae |
Pterocarpus angolensis DC. | ** | Mninga, Mnynga | tree | W | R, M | log, bark | gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | furniture |
05006 | Leguminosae |
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby | * | Msonobari, Mjohoro | tree | WC | M, R | roots, plant | firewood | |
10003 | Leguminosae |
Tamarindus indica L. | ** | Mkwaju | tree | WC | M, F | leaves, fruit | respiratory, gastrointestinal | parasites |
01043 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Likunde | herb | W | F | flowers | ||
04009 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Linyala | shrub | W | F | leaves | ||
04014 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Fiwi | climber | C | F | seeds | ||
05008 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Mfuna | herb | W | M | plant | weakness and faints | |
05015 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Mugoba | tree | W | M | leaves | respiratory | |
05029 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Mkalangangumbi | herb | C | O | leaves | ritual to increase chicken growth | |
08006 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Liwowo | shrub | W | F | leaves | ||
08010 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Msawere | climber | W | M | roots | headaches | |
09013 | Leguminosae | unidentified | * | Limbatamba | shrub | W | M | roots, leaves | cardio-circulatory | |
05046 | Liliaceae | unidentified | * | Muheri | herb | W | M | plant | gastrointestinal | |
01034 | Logoniaceae |
Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg | * | Mbala | tree | W | O | leaves | poisons | |
04012 | Malvaceae |
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench | * | Bamia | herb | C | F | fruits | ||
02021 | Malvaceae |
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. | * | Karkade | shrub | C | M | leaves, fruits | cardio-circulatory | |
05019 | Malvaceae |
Hibiscus surattensis L. | *** | Likakanapi, Mnyanyani | herb | W | M | leaves | eyes diseases, gastrointestinal | |
02008 | Meliaceae |
Cedrela odorata L. | * | Msenderela | tree | C | R | log | gastrointestinal | furniture |
02007 | Meliaceae |
Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) C.DC. | * | Mkangazi | tree | C | R | plant | anemia | furniture, firewood |
06004 | Mimosaceae |
Acacia auriculiformis Benth. | * | Msegerea, Mzanzibari | tree | C | R | plant | furniture, firewood | |
01042 | Mimosaceae |
Parkia filicoidea Oliv. | * | Mnieze | tree | W | F, R | fruit, log | furniture, building materials | |
02003 | Moraceae |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. | * | Fenesi | tree | C | F | fruits | ||
09011 | Moraceae |
Ficus sycomorus L. | * | Mkuyu | tree | W | M, O | bark, leaves | weakness and faints, wounds | ritual against evil eyes |
05054 | Moraceae |
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C.Berg | * | Mvule, Myange | tree | W | M, R | bark, log | furniture | |
01036 | Moraceae |
Treculia africana Decne. ex Trécul | * | Msaia | tree | W | F | fruits, seeds | weakness and faints | |
02004 | Moringaceae |
Moringa oleifera Lam. | * | Mlonge | tree | C | M | leaves, seeds | malaria, weakness and faints | |
03012 | Musaceae |
Musa x paradisiaca L. | * | Mgomba | herb | C | F, R | fruit, log | strings | |
06003 | Myrtaceae |
Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. | ** | Mlingoti, Mkalatusi | tree | C | R, M | log, bark, leaves | respiratory | poles |
02006 | Myrtaceae |
Psidium guajava L. | ** | Mpera | tree | C | M, F | leaves, fruit | gastrointestinal | |
01027 | Myrtaceae |
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. | * | Mzambarau, Mvenge | tree | WC | F | fruit | ||
05028 | Nyctaginaceae |
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. | * | Mpropes | shrub | C | M, O | leaves, flower, plant | parasites | decoration, acarus repellent |
02005 | Oxalidaceae |
Averrhoa bilimbi L. | * | Mbilimbi | tree | C | F | fruit | ||
01017 | Piperaceae |
Piper capense L.f. | * | Likundukundu | shrub | W | F | fruit | ||
10008 | Poaceae |
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf | * | Mchaichai | herb | C | F | leaves | poles | |
03004 | Poaceae |
Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro | * | Mianzi ya ulanzi | herb | C | F, R | sap, log | poles | |
03006 | Poaceae | unidentified | * | Magugu | herb | W | R | plant | roof cover | |
03007 | Poaceae | unidentified | * | Magugu | herb | W | R | plant | roof cover | |
01014 | Rubiaceae |
Uncaria africana G.Don | * | Likamanda | climber | W | F | plant | ||
02024 | Rutaceae |
Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck | * | Lemon tree | tree | C | F | fruit | ||
02018 | Rutaceae |
Citrus nobilis Lour. | * | Tangerine | tree | C | F | fruit | ||
01041 | Sapotaceae |
Synsepalum msolo (Engl.) T.D.Penn. | * | Msambisa | tree | W | F, R | fruit, log | poles and handles | |
03001 | Solanaceae |
Capsicum chinense Jacq. | ** | Mpilipili | herb | C | F, O | fruit | repellent | |
10004 | Solanaceae |
Nicotiana tabacum L. | * | Tumbaco | herb | C | O | leaves | cigars | |
07009 | Solanaceae |
Physalis peruviana L. | * | Songosongo | herb | C | M | leaves | respiratory | |
01018 | Solanaceae |
Solanum incanum L. | ** | Mdulele, Mtula | shrub | W | M | fruit, roots | parasites, bites, gastrointestinal | |
06001 | Solanaceae |
Solanum melongena L. | * | Ngogwe, Nyanyachungu | herb | C | F | fruit | ||
03010 | Solanaceae |
Solanum sp.
| * | Mnafu | herb | C | F | leaves | ||
02023 | Sterculiaceae |
Theobroma cacao L. | * | Cacao | tree | C | F | fruit, seeds | ||
05026 | Verbenaceae |
Duranta erecta L. | * | Msekela | shrub | C | O | leaves, roots | ritual |
Results and discussion
Informants
Data on plant species
Uses of cited species
Medicinal use
Disease | Number of species suitable for treatment |
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Gastrointestinal | 11 |
Weakness and faints | 7 |
Gynaecological, andrological and urinogenital | 7 |
Respiratory | 6 |
Parasites | 6 |
Cardio-circulatory | 4 |
Wounds | 3 |
Typhus | 2 |
Pain and inflammations | 2 |
Teeth and gums | 2 |
Incontinence | 2 |
Bites | 2 |
Headaches | 2 |
Eye problems | 2 |
Diabetes | 1 |
Hernia | 1 |
Otitis | 1 |
Anemia | 1 |