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