Table 2 Pasture species reported by respondents of Buyende district (Uganda) as being utilized by goats. a. woody species and b. herbaceous species
Species (Voucher no.) | Local name | Family | Growth form | No of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a. Woody species | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ficus natalensis Hochst. (NDK 59) | Mugaile | Moraceae | Tree | 101 |
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. (NDK 35) | Ndalike/ensaikye | Rutaceae | Shrub | 74 |
Acalypha psilostachya Hochst. ex A.Rich. (NDK 36) | Empelele | Euphorbiaceae | Shrub | 43 |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (NDK 20) | Fene | Moraceae | Tree | 35 |
Lantana camara L. (NDK 60) | Kapanga | Verbenaceae | Shrub | 25 |
Mangifera indica L. (NDK 34) | Muyembe | Anacardiaceae | Tree | 20 |
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. (NDK 11, NDK 41) | Katasubwa/Budali | Fabaceae | Tree | 19 |
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (NDK 19) | Muchungwa | Rutaceae | Tree | 17 |
Acacia sieberiana DC. (NDK 48) | Melamaino | Fabaceae | Tree | 16 |
Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F. Macbr. (NDK 24) | Mulongo | Fabaceae | Tree | 15 |
Rhus natalensis Krauss (NDK 8) | Musese/kasakasaka | Anacardiaceae | Shrub | 12 |
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle (NDK 30) | Nkandwa | Phyllanthaceae | Shrub | 11 |
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg (NDK 50) | Muvule | Moraceae | Tree | 11 |
Faidherbia albida Del. (NDK 9) | Bwatampasa | Fabaceae | Tree | 9 |
Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. (NDK 23) | Musinga bakali | Anacardiaceae | Tree | 6 |
Capparis fascicularis DeWolf (NDK 7) | Namukodolya | Capparaceae | Shrub | 6 |
Acacia polycantha Willd. (NDK 45) | Mukongoito | Fabaceae | Tree | 5 |
Melia azedarach L. (NDK 42) | Kabalila | Meliaceae | Tree | 4 |
Urena lobata L. subsp.sinuata (L.) Borss. Waalk(NDK 52) | Biwanda | Malvaceae | Shrub | 4 |
Acacia brevispica Harms (NDK 22) | Empule | Mimoseae | Tree | 3 |
Vernonia amygdalina Delile (NDK 21) | Mubilili | Asteraceae | Shrub | 3 |
Maesopsis eminii Engl. (NDK 14) | Musizi | Rhamnaceae | Tree | 4 |
Acacia Seyal Delile (NDK 56) | Mufuwanduzi | Fabaceae | Tree | 3 |
Tamarindus indica L. (NDK 15) | Mukooge | Fabaceae | Tree | 2 |
Combretum molle R. Br. ex G. Don, (NDK 65) | Mukoola | Combretaceae | Tree | 2 |
Grewia similis K. Schum. (NDK 25) | Sinya | Malvaceae | Shrub | 2 |
Tinnea aethiopica Kotschy ex Hook. f. (NDK 3) | Muzaimwa | Lamiaceae | Shrub | 2 |
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (NDK 5) | Neem | Meliaceae | Tree | 3 |
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (NDK 12) | Gasia | Fabaceae | Tree | 1 |
Euphorbia tirucalli L. ( NDK 49) | Lukone | Euphorbiaceae | Shrub | 1 |
Psidium guajava L. (NDK 18) | Mapera | Myrtaceae | Tree | 1 |
Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. (NDK 43) | Musita | Fabaceae | Tree | 1 |
Ficus sycomorus L. (NDK 31) | Mukunyu | Moraceae | Tree | 1 |
Eucalyptus grandis Maiden (NDK 40) | Kalitunsi | Myrtaceae | Tree | 1 |
Ficus thonningii Blume (NDK 57) | Kiryanonyi | Moraceae | Tree | 1 |
b. herbaceous species | ||||
Species (Voucher no.) | Local name | Family | Growth form | No of respondents |
Panicum maximum Döll (NDK 63) | Mukonzi | Poaceae | Grass | 87 |
Impeata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. C. E. Hubbard (NDK 68) | Ibembe | Poaceae | Grass | 52 |
Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv. (NDK 66) | Kasibante | Poaceae | Grass | 26 |
Conyza floribunda Kunth (NDK 64) | Katikati | Asteraceae | Herb | 23 |
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (NDK 62) | Lufafa | Poaceae | Grass | 15 |
Solanum incanum L. (NDK 54) | Entulatula | Solanaceae | Herb | 14 |
Commelina benghalensis L. (NDK 67) | Nanda | Commelinaceae | Herb | 12 |
Euphorbia heterophylla L. (NDK 61) | Kafadanga | Euphorbiaceae | Herb | 6 |
Rottboelia cochinchinensis (Lour. ) W. D. Clayton (NDK 58) | Â | Poaceae | Grass | 3 |
Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tourney (NDK 47) | Â | Poaceae | Grass | 2 |
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link (NDK 46) | Â | Poaceae | Grass | 1 |
Digitaria abyssinica Stapf (NDK 33) | Lumbugu | Poaceae | Grass | 1 |
Chloris gayana Kunth (NDK 10) | Mulifinyara | Poaceae | Grass | 1 |