List Of Indigenous Trees In Kenya
Tree species which have evolved in the same area, region or biotope where the forest stand is growing and are adapted to the specific ecological conditions predominant at the time of the establishment of the stand. May also be termed native species or autochthonous species.
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Casuarina equisetifolia
Yellowwood (aka Podocarpus falcatus)
Croton megalocarpus
Waterpear (aka Syzygium guineense)
Fountain Tree (aka Spathodea companulata)
Lead Tree (aka Leucaena leucocephala)
Moringa (aka Moringa oleifera)
Fever Tree (aka Acacai xanthopholea)
African Olive (aka Olea africana)
Erthyrina burtii
Flowering Tree (aka Cordia africana)
Red Stinkwood (aka Prunes’ africana)
Meru Oak (aka Vitex keniensis)
Kassod Tree (aka Senna siamea)
What trees are found in Kenya?
Trees for Kenya
- Acrocarpus fraxinifolius.
- Croton megalocarpus.
- Grafted avocado.
- Grevillea robusta.
- Markhamia lutea.
- Podocarpus falcatus.
What are the indigenous soft wood trees in Kenya?
East Africa possesses only two indigenous softwoods, Podocarpus spp. and the pencil cedar Juniperus procera. These two species have been largely cut out and although comparatively easy to raise in plantations, they are slow growing and take some 150 years to reach millable size – 24 inch (60 cm.)
Which trees are found in natural forests in Kenya?
The main valuable trees in the forests are mohagony, ebony, iroko, obeche and rosewood.