alma wrote:Guys and ladies I need the English names for these two trees in Kikuyu
Murichu
Muthanaguru
Saidieni tafadhali
Here you go:
- Murichu - Aconcanthera schimperi (fruits are edible but the root is deadly poison. In the past roots used for making arrow poison)
Muthananguru/Muturanguru/muondwe (could be wrong here) - Vernonia bochstetteri (has soft leaves used in the past as toilet paper. Bunch of leaves carried by elders as a symbol of authority. Leaves also used to ripen bananas. Boiled leaves have medicinal value but I forget what they cured)
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