| Local Name : Maua Malulu |
| Scientific Name : Tithonia diversitolia |
| Habit : Shrub |
| Uses : It helps to cure stomach aches, leaves are used as fodder for animals and roots improve the fertility of soil. |
| Morphology : The plant grows with a thin stem to six feet tall, with green leaves; flowers are yellow in colour and black seeds. |
| Life Cycle : It flowers annually and seed setting. |
| Habitat : Open forest and near cultivated land |
| Distribution : Open spaces of Kakamega forest and some homesteads around the forest as hedges, along Shinyalu –kakamega road. |
| Estimated Population : >1000 |
| Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft |
| Part Used : Roots and leaves |
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