Table 1: Ethnobotany of trees in Fundong No. spp

1

2

3

4

Family/ Species

Agavaceae Dracaena arborea Baker

Common/ local name

Anchochom

Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica L. Mango tree

Annonaceae Annona muricata L. Annonaceae Annona squamosa L.

Habitat

IS

ES

Observation

Available

Available

Sweetsop

IS

Available

Soursop

IS

Few

Traditional uses

Grown in compounds as a panacea for witchcraft. Wood carving, Construction of bridges, Musical instruments Fruits are eaten, Medicine Agroforestry, Honey production,

Used in agroforesty systems, Fruits are eaten Fruits are eaten, Used in agroforesty

Freq

Parts used in medicine

Diseases treated

Preparation and Administration

Leaves

Liver disorders

Whole plant

Witchcraft

Decoction is taken orally. Plant is grown in the compound.

Bark

Dental caries

Leaves

Syphilis, Malaria, Typhoid fever

8

26

Pulverized bark is applied topically or hot decoction is used as mouth wash. Concoction with the bark of Persea americana is taken orally.

5

9

I

5

Annonaceae Artocarpus altilis (Pakinson ) Fosberg

Bread fruit

IS

Few

systems Fruits are eaten, Provides timber and shade in farms, Medicine

3

Fuelwood, Medicine 6

Apocynaceae Alstonia boonei De Wild

-

IS

Few

7

Ijah

IS

Few

8

Utong

IS

Rare

Bark

Mental retardation, malaria, hernia

Latex

Snake bite

Root bark

Snake bite

Bark

Hypertension,

Leaves

Bark

Menstrual pains, Intestinal worms Poisons

Fruits

Vision

Leaves

Gonorrhoea

27

Medicine Apocynaceae Voacanga africana Stapf.

Epilepsy

17

Medicine, Honey production Apocynaceae Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel.

Roots

23

Decoction is taken orally. Cold infusion is taken orally or as enema until healed. Latex of stem is applied topically. Paste is applied topically. Decoction is taken orally. Pulverized with water is taken as an enema. Bark decoction is taken orally. Juice is used as eye drop. Concoction with Vitex doniana fruits is taken

II

9

10

11

12

Araliaceae Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms Araliaceae Schefflera abyssinica Horst.Ex. A. Rich. Araliaceae Schefflera manii (Hook.f.) Harms

Arecaceae Cocos nucifera L.

Umbrella tree

Uwoh

Uwos

Coconut palm

IS

IS

IS

IS

Few

Available

Many

Few

Wood carving, Medicine, Honey production, Musical instruments Honey production, Fuelwood, Construction Construction, Honey production, Fuelwood Fruits are eaten, Fuelwood, Agroforestry

17

Roots

Carious teeth

Leaves

Jaundice, Headache Pneumonia

Bark

3

7 Fruit 7 Root

13

Arecaceae Elaeis guineensis Jack.Jack

Asomme

ES

Available

orally. Pulverized root bark is applied topically. Infusion is taken orally. Concoction with Pennisetum purpureum is taken orally.

Fuelwood, Fruits are eaten, Agroforesty, 15 Honey production,

Wine

Difficult lactation, Dandruff, Scabies. Liver ailments

Difficult lactation Kernel oil Anticonvulsant,

Fruits are eaten.

Decoction is taken orally. Fresh wine is drunk Oil is applied on the body and is taken orally with

III

Medicine

14

Arecaceae Phoenix dactylifera Date palm L

15

16

Bignoniaceae Markhamia lutea (Benth) K. Schum ex Engl

17

Bignoniaceae Markhamia tomentosa K. Schum ex Engl ex

Atem

Eyngweh atum

Eyngueh

Dysentery

Bark, Fruits

Male sexual impotence Rheumatism, Pneumonia, Wounds, Filaria

Decoction is taken orally. Concoction with lime is taken orally.

Leaves

Cataract

Pulverized leaves are applied topically. Juice from leaves is applied as an eye drop.

Bark

Male sexual impotence

Decoction is taken orally.

Ornamentals ES

Few

12 Medicine, Honey production

Bignoniaceae Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

salt. Nuts are eaten with pulverized leaves of Psidium guajava

Nuts

ES

IS

IS

Few

Few

Few

31

Tool handles and wood carving, Honey production, Shade Tool handles and wood carving, Honey production

2

6

IV

Engl

18

19

20

Bignoniaceae Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv

Bixaceae Bixa orellana L. Boraginaceae Cordia millenii Bak

21

Burseraceae Canarium schweinfurthii Engle

22

Burseraceae Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam

Fuelwood, Planted on boundaries, Medicine Fuelwood, Medicine -

IS

Few

Bark

Malaria

Leaves

Mental disorders

18

Haemorrhoids

Lipstick tree

-

Ambah

Ajong

IS

IS

IS

IS

Few

Available

Few

Few

Red pigment is used as a natural lipstick and in traditional ceremonies Fuelwood, Mecicine Fruits are eaten, Honey production, Timber for consruction, Agroforestry. Fruits are eaten Agroforesty, Honey production.

Decoction is taken orally. Drop cold infusion into nostrils. Pulverized leaves are applied topically

5

Leaves 4 Resin

Convulsion in children Chest pain

15

Leaves 18

Convulsion in children

Concoction with Centella asiatica is taken orally. Pulverized resin mixed with palm oil is taken orally.

Concoction with Centella asiatica is taken orally.

V

23

Caesalpiniaceae Cassia letptophylla L

-

ES

Available

Ornamentals, Honey production, Fodder Fruits are eaten, Medicine, Honey production, Insecticides

16 Seeds, Fruits

Leaves 24

25

26

27

Caricaceae Carica papaya L.

Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisefolia Forssk.

Combretaceae Terminalia catapa L.

Cupressaceae

Pawpaw

-

ES

ES

Available

Few

Shade tree

IS

Few

Cypress

ES

Available

Round worms, Diabetes, Anaemia, Asthma Malaria, Jaundice

34

Ornamental, Shade, Timber for constructing materials Shade, Medicine

Dysentery

Leaves

Diabetes

7

11

Timber for

Seeds

Seeds are chewed and juice from ripe fruits is taken orally. Dry leaves are taken as tea. Concoction with Cymbopogon citratuss is taken orally Seeds are chewed with salt.

Diarrhea

Infusion or maceration is orally taken. Pulverized leaves mixed with kernel oil are taken orally.

21

VI

Cupressus benthamii Gord.

28

29

30

31

32

Ericaceae Agauria salicifolia Hook.f. Olive. Euphorbiaceae Aleurites montana (Lour.) H.E.Wilson Euphorbiaceae Bridelia speciosa Mull. Arg. Euphorbiaceae Croton macrostachyus Hochst.ex Delile

Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas L.

Ling

IS

Available

Jung tree

IS

Rare

Sem

Ejuam

-

IS

IS

ES

Few

Many

Few

construction, Fuelwood, shade, Honey production, Insecticides. Fuelwood, ropes and construction 11 material Ornamental, Shade 3 Tool handles, Fuelwood, Medicine Wood carving, Tool handles, Fuelwood, Insecticide, Honey production. Medicine

5

Leaves, Bark

Syphilis

Decoction is taken orally

Leaves

Diabetes, constipation

Bark

Pneumonia

Maceration or infusion of leaves is taken orally. Decoction is taken orally.

Roots

Epilepsy

Leaves

Gastritis

Seeds

Abortifacient,

10

9

Mental disorders Latex

Decoction is taken orally Maceration is taken orally with lemon. Seeds are burnt and eaten. Pulverized dry seeds are taken orally

VII

Wounds Poisoning 33

34

35

36

37

38

39

Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendron heudelotii (Bails.) Heckel Euphorbiaceae Sorindeia mibroedi Engle & Brehmer Guttiferae Garcinia kola Heckel. Engle

Njangsang

-

Ibi-aku

Huaceae Afrostirax Fulum lepidophyllus Dougl.ex.Loud Ixoraceae Ixora foliosa Hiern. Fegvu

Lauraceae Persea americana Mil.

Pear tree

Loganiaceae

Fighia

IS

ES

ES

IS

IS

ES

IS

Few

Few

Few

Few

Many

Available

Rare

Food additive, Timber

Ornamentals, Shade

Fruits are eaten, Timber, Medicine Food additive, Agroforestry

Latex is applied topically. Pulverized seeds are eaten with food.

11

3 Fruits 9

Fruits are eaten.

Root bark

Aphrodisiac, Gastritis Tuberculosis Asthma

Leaves

Hypertention

Decoction with a bit of salt is taken orally Decoction is taken orally

Decoction is taken orally.

7

Fuelwood, Construction 19 materials Medicine, Fruits are eaten Agroforestry, 30 Seeds are used in dyeing activities Musical 7

Jaundice

VIII

Nuxia congesta R.Br.ex.Fresen.

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

Meliaceae Azadirachta indica L. Meliaceae Carapa grandiflora Sprague Meliaceae Chlorophora excelsa Benthand Hook f. Meliaceae Entandrophragma cylindricum Sprague Meliaceae Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. Melianthaceae Bersama abyssinica Fresen Mimosaceae Acacia spectabilis A.Cunn.ex.Benth.

Neem

IS

Few

Evin

ES

Few

Iroko

ES

Few

Mahogany

IS

Few

Mahogany

IS

Rare

-

ES

few

-

ES

Available

instruments, Honey production, Fuelwood Medicine, Timber for construction

Timber for construction, Fuelwood Timber for construction, Medicine, Wood carving Timber for construction, Fuelwood Timber, Fuelwood Fuelwood, Medicine

Ornamentals, Improve soil fertility, Fodder

Leaves

Skin diseases

Bark

Malaria

Bark

Round worms

7

Decoction or infusion is taken orally or as a bath. Decoction is taken orally

11

3

14

11

2

Decoction is taken orally

19

IX

47

48

49

50

51

52

Mimosaceae Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel) C.A. Mimosaceae Calliandra callothyrsus Meissn. Mimosaceae Leucaena leucocephala Lam. De Wit Moraceae Ficus chlamydocarpa (Warb) ex Mildbr. & Burret Moraceae Ficus elastica Robx.

Moraceae Ficus exasperata Vahl.

Fuwem

-

-

Fig tree

IS

ES

ES

IS

Few

Available

Available

Rare

Male stick

IS

Available

Sandpepper tree

IS

Available

Fuelwood, Tool handles, Medicine

Ornamentals, Green manure, Fodder Green manure, Agroforestry

Fruits are used to feed domestic animals and birds, Planted on boundaries Latex used to set traps for birds, Produces gum Food for livestock Planted on boundaries Sponge for cleaning household

Bark , 7

Leaves

Constipation, Bile Filaria, eye pains Abdominal pains

Decoction is taken orally Decoction is taken orally and as eye drop.

Haemorrhoids (Piles), Boils Ringworms

Pulverized leaves are applied topically

28

29

17

13

7

Leaves

X

utencils, Medicine Chest pain

53

54

55

Moraceae Ficus natalensis Hochst. Moraceae Ficus vogelii (Miq.) Miq Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata Forssk

56

Myrtaceae Callistemon viminalis L.

57

Myrtaceae Eucalyptus globulus (Labill.) Pers

58

Myrtaceae Psidium guajava L.A

Timber for construction, Shade

Fegvum

IS

Few

Aloin

IS

Few

Fodder, Life fences

1

Seim

ES

Rare

Fuelwood, Medicine

13

-

Gum tree

Futam

ES

ES

IS

Few

Available

Available

3

Ornamentals, Shade, Boundaries, 12 Timber for construction. Timber for construction, Fuelwood, Shade, 10 Medicine Fruits are eaten, Medicine, Tool handles

Scrape affected part with leaf. Pulverized dried leaves are taken orally

Fruits

Ascaries and round worms

Crushed fruits are orally taken as a single dose

Flowers

Cough Catarrh asthma malaria, Jaundice Dysentery

Cold infusion or decoction is taken orally Decoction is taken orally Pulverized leaves are eaten with the nuts of Elaeis guineensis. Maceration is

Leaves Leaves

23 Diarrhoea

XI

Jaundice, Cough taken of young leaves is taken orally. Catarrh, Concoction with Gonorrhoea Prunus africana is orally taken. 59

Myrtaceae Syzygium staudtii (Engl.) Mildbr.

Ugweih

IS

Few

60

Papilionaceae Entada abyssinica Steud ex Rich

61

Papilionaceae Erythrina excelsa (Welw.) C.DC.

Sapelli

IS

Available

62

Papilionaceae Millettia conrauri De wild

Efume

IS

Few

63

Papilionaceae Newtonia

Aloni

IS

Available

Felvung

IS

Honey production , Wood carving, Fuelwood Medicine, Fuelwood

Rare

11 Bark 11

Ornamental, Shade and Construction Wood carving, Bark is used to make oil Containers and coffins for traditional leaders, Medicine Wood carving,Tool

Gonorrhoea Syphilis, Candidiasis, Male and Female infertility

Decoction is taken orally.

7

13

1

XII

buchanannii Baker

64

65

66

Papilionaceae Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub. Pinaceae Pinus sylvestris Dougl.ex Loud

67

68

Proteaceae Grevillea robusta A.Cunn.

70

Pine

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus mannii Nkeng Thunb.

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb) Mirb.

69

Cam wood

Rhamnaceae Maesopsis eminii Engl. Rosaceae

Nkeng–aku

IS

ES

IS

IS

Few

Few

Many

Available

-

ES

Available

Fang kijem

ES

Available

Kanda stick

ES

Many

handles, Fuelwood Red pigment is used in traditional marriages, Timber Timber, Shade, Fuelwood Timber, Ornamentals, Fuelwood

Timber, Ornamentals, Fuelwood Honey production, Timber for construction, Shade Timber, Shade, Fuelwood, Medicine Fuelwood,

Madness

Against evil spirits

Put pulverized bark into nostrils. Decoction is taken orally Powdered bark is taken orally

Hypertention

Decoction with a

Bark Anaemia

21

9

16

3

21

17 29

Leaves

XIII

Timber, Medicine

Prunus africana (Hook.F.) Kalkman

Jaundice

71

72

73

74

75

76

Rutaceae Citrus aurantifolia Swingle

Lime

Rutaceae Citrus limon Meyer Grape

Rutaceae Citrus paradisi Gros Sujet. Rutaceae Citrus sinensis L.

Sapindaceae Allophylus bullatus Radlk Solanaceae Cyphomandra betacea (Cav)

Lemon

ES

Few

Fruits are eaten, Agroforestry plant

Leaves 5

Fruits are eaten, Agroforestry ES

ES

Few

Available

5

Fruits are eaten, Agroforestry

ES

Available

-

IS

Few

Ajuanjongna IS

Few

10

Ornamental, Timber for construction Fruits are eaten

Fruits

Cough, Loss of appetite

Leaves

Goitre, impotence

Fruit

Tuberculosis

Fruit

Tuberculosis

Leaves

Malaria

14

Fruits are eaten, Agroforestry Orange

Fruits

Abdominal pains Filaria

bit of salt is taken orally. Decoction is taken orally. Decoction is taken orally. Juice is applied on the body after a bath. Juice from ripe fruits is taken orally. Maceration of leaves is taken orally. Juice is taken orally. Juice is taken orally Concoction with Bidens pilosa and Carica papaya is taken orally.

8

9

XIV

Sendt.

77

78

79

80

81

82

Solanaceae Solanum torvum L.

Sterculiaceae Cola acuminata (P.Beauv.) Scohott and Engl. Thymeleaeceae Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Grilg. Ulmaceae Trema guineensis (L.) Blume. Verbenaceae Gmelina arborea L.

Verbenaceae Vitex doniana Schum. & Thonn.

Finyiah

IS

Available

Ibi (Cola nut)

IS

Available

Ejeo

IS

Available

Fang kom

IS

Few

Abiuy

ES

Few

-

IS

Few

Grown in farms as a panacea for witchcrafts, Medicine

Fruits are eaten, Agroforestry, Medicine, Seeds used to dye traditional equipment Fuelwood, Construction materials Toolhandles, Fuelwood, Medicine Timber for construction, Fuelwood, Tool handles Timber, Fuelwood, Medicine

Fruit, bark Leaves

Infertility

Fruits, roots

Pneumonia

Bark

Gonorrhoea

Fruits

Cough

Decoction is taken orally. Leaves are chewed with limestone. Pulverized roots and fruits in water are taken orally. Decoction is taken orally. Fruits are eaten.

Leaves

Male and female infertility

Maceration or infusion is taken orally

Bark

Syphilis

Concoction with bark of Voacanga africana is taken orally

Gastritis

13

33

11

21

7

7

Habitat: ES = Exotic species, IN = Indigenous species, IS = Introduced species.

XV

No. spp: number of species Freq: frequency of respondents

XVI