SPECIES


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