SPECIES


Local Name : Lusuyi
Scientific Name : Dispyros abyssinica
Habit : Tree
Uses : It helps to cure snake bites.
Morphology : It grows to a huge tree, has small green leaves with no flowers, seeds are red.
Life Cycle : It can last for over 100 years, produces seeds every year.
Habitat : Moist grassland, bushes and shrub berries, dense forest and near cultivaed land
Distribution : Hard wood tree, occurs mainly in kakamega forest
Estimated Population : >1000
Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft
Part Used : Bark