Table 2 List Of Species Mentioned In This Study As Used For Malaria Management By Frequency Of Mention In Central Kenya
Local name (Kikuyu) | Latin Name | Family Name | Number of times mentioned | Place cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |