| Local Name : Lukhule |
| Scientific Name : Sesbania sesban |
| Habit : Tree |
| Uses : It helps to cure hiccups and leaves are used as fodder for animals. Roots help in restoring soil fertility through nitrogen fixation |
| Morphology : It grows to medium size, has green thin leaves; flowers are yellow in colour and produces brown seeds. |
| Life Cycle : It can last for over five years, flowers annually and seed setting. |
| Habitat : Bushes and shrub berries, open forest and near cultivated land. |
| Distribution : Forest and cultivated lands |
| Estimated Population : 10 to 50 (currently being cultivated on commercial basis by communities living adjacent to kakamega rain forest). |
| Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft |
| Part Used : Leaves |
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