SPECIES


Local Name : Mutukuyo
Scientific Name : Olea Capensis
Habit : Tree
Uses : It helps to cures stomach aches. It is a hardwood tree so also used as timber.
Morphology : The tree grows to be very huge, with green navy conical leaves, flowers are white in colour and greenish seeds.
Life Cycle : It can stay up to over 50 years once mature. It flowers after every two years and seed setting.
Habitat : Bushes and shrub berries; open forest, dense forest and near cultivated land.
Distribution : Forest and homesteads around the forest
Estimated Population : >5000
Average Altitude : 5000-6000 ft
Part Used : Bark