| Local Name : Tsingoshe |
| Scientific Name : Passion Fruit |
| Habit : Climber |
| Uses : It helps expectant mothers in deliveryand the fruit is also eaten |
| Morphology : It has green oval leaves, flowers are white in colour and black seeds |
| Life Cycle : Flowers during rainy season. |
| Habitat : Moist grassland Moist streambank Bushes and shrubberies Dense forest Near cultivated land |
| Distribution : kakamega forest ( Itumbu) but is currently cultivated by communities adjacent. |
| Estimated Population : >1000 (The plants were getting scarce in the forest but have started regenerating since commercialization. ) |
| Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft |
| Part Used : Roots |
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