SPECIES


Local Name : Munyama
Scientific Name : Trichilia emetica
Habit : Tree
Uses : It is used to cure stomach aches.
Morphology : It is a huge tall tree, with green, conical shaped and smooth leaves, and white flowers.
Life Cycle : It takes long to grow maturely and can stay to over 50 years. It flowers annually and seed setting.
Habitat : Moist stream bank, open forest, dense forest, moist shaded slope and near cultivated land.
Distribution : It is found inside the Kakamega forest (kamwega in Ileho)
Estimated Population : 50-100; The plants are harvested unsustainably and therefore getting scarce
Average Altitude : 5000-6000 ft
Part Used : Bark