Table 1 Names of collected fuelwood species and comments on their heating efficiency
No.*** | Local name of the species | Scientific name | Location | Life form | Heating efficiency | Smoke | Other features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | oiti | Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth. | a | tree | good | no | good charcoal |
2 | olkiloriti | Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile | b | tree | good | no | heavy |
8 | enkilelio | Acacia senegal (L.) Wild | b | tree | * | * | easy to break into pieces, it does not stay in the fire for a long time |
24 | olderkesi | Acacia senegal (L.) Wild | c | tree | * | a lot | leaves ashes after being burnt |
3 | oltepesi | Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne | a | tree | good | * | hard, leaves ashes after being burnt |
19 | osalagi | Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile | a | tree | * | a lot | the smoke hurts one’s eyes |
21 | olng'osua | Balanites glabra Mildbr. & Schltr. | a | tree | good | a lot | the smoke hurts one’s eyes and has a bitter taste when floats into mouth |
6 | nenkopang | Bridelia taitensis Vatke & Pax | b | shrub | * | a little | too small for use as firewood |
13 | enkonerei | Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. | b | tree | * | * | Â |
17 | osioki | Cordia monoica Roxb. | b | tree | * | yes | the smoke has a good smell, the dried wood easily attracts ants |
14 | oltiasika | Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | b | tree | good | no | Â |
15 | olalejani | Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. | b | shrub | good | a little | the smoke has a bad smell |
25 | olporokuai | Dombeya kirkii Mast. | c | shrub | good | no | it can stay in the fire for a long time |
9 | esamantet | Grewia fallax K.Schum. | a | tree | * | no | it cannot stay in the fire for a long time |
5 | esiteti | Grewia sp. | b | tree | * | no | Â |
12 | olmangulai | Grewia villosa Willd. | b | shrub | * | yes | too small for use as firewood |
16 | olorien | Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don) Cif. | c | tree | * | yes | the smoke has a good smell, and is used to clean milk containers |
7 | enkitarrae | Opilia amentacea Roxb. | c | liana | * | no | too small for use as firewood |
1 | enkorsiyanchoi | Ormocarpum kirkii S.Moore | b | tree | good | no | heavy, good charcoal |
11 | olokunonoi | Ozoroa insignis Delile | b | tree | * | no | the wood has a bad smell |
18 | oltimigomi | Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh. | c | tree | * | yes | the smoke has a good smell, for use as tea leaves |
10 | olmisigiyoi | Rhus natalensis Krauss | b | shrub | * | no | good charcoal, it can stay in the fire for a long time |
22 | entulele** | Solanum incanum L. | a | grass | * | no | it burns out easily |
23 | olegipeta | Teclea simplicifolia (Engl.) Verd. | c | tree | * | * | Â |