Trees

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Achariaceae Rawsonia lucida
Alangiaceae Alangium chinense
Anacardiaceae Anacardium occidentale
Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Carissa spinarum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Funtumia africana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Holarrhena pubescens
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleiocarpa bicarpellata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Rauvolfia afra
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Schizozygia coffaeoides
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga africana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga thouarsii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Calotropis procera
Aquifoliaceae Ilex mitis var. mitis
Araliaceae Polyscias fulva
Arecaceae Elaeis guineensis
Arecaceae Phoenix reclinata
Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Cannabaceae Chaetachme aristata
Cannabaceae Trema orientale
Chrysobalanaceae Parinari curatellifolia
Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum emarginatum
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis Possibly sometimes a small tree
Euphorbiaceae Shirakiopsis elliptica
Euphorbiaceae Spirostachys africana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Piliostigma thonningii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Erythrina abyssinica
Gentianaceae Anthocleista vogelii
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Loganiaceae Strychnos cocculoides
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Christiana africana
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Meliaceae Azadirachta indica
Meliaceae Lovoa swynnertonii
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Milicia excelsa
Moraceae Morus mesozygia
Moraceae Trilepisium madagascariense
Moringaceae Moringa oleifera
Musaceae Ensete ventricosum
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Rapanea melanophloeos
Myrtaceae Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae Syzygium cordatum subsp. cordatum
Myrtaceae Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense
Olacaceae Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae Ximenia afra var. afra
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viridiflorum
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Proteaceae Faurea rochetiana
Proteaceae Faurea saligna
Proteaceae Protea gaguedi
Rhamnaceae Berchemia discolor
Rhamnaceae Maesopsis eminii
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rhamnaceae Scutia myrtina
Rhamnaceae Ziziphus abyssinica
Rhamnaceae Ziziphus mucronata
Rubiaceae Hymenodictyon floribundum
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Fagaropsis angolensis
Rutaceae Harrisonia abyssinica
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Salix mucronata subsp. subserrata
Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata
Stilbaceae Halleria lucida
Stilbaceae Nuxia congesta
Stilbaceae Nuxia floribunda
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Number of species: 82


Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Trees.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=2, retrieved 17 September 2026

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