ABANYALA BA KAKAMEGA: Names of Tree- Part 2 of 2

The following is an exposition of names of trees found in Olunyala (K). The Olunyala (K) is a sub-dialect of Luhya language spoken by the Abanyala in Kakamega. Olunyala (K) is internationally coded as ISO 939-3 nle. 

Great credit goes to the following people for their input in the documentation. The indigenous knowledge of the medicinal component of every plant identified remained with the informant. 
  • Petero Namunyu Erima- Tengeti
  • Manyasi Oluta- Sisokhe
  • Francis Nyikuri Erima- Musidi
  • Enos Aonda- Sikhokhochole
  • Shaban Mung'osi- Lutaso
  • Clifford Wachakana- Buchangu
  • Philip Matang'u- Lumani
  • Danson Namanda- Mayuge
  • Rasto Wasike Masika- Mukhupo
  • Sisa Upande Sakia- Lusumu
  • Patrick Wafula Erima- Bunyala Forest
  • Chrispin Namunyu Erima- Mukhupo
  • Nathan Makokha Masika- Lusumu

A) VASCULAR PLANTS AND OTHER VITAL TREEES

  1. Echofu esacha- ecanthus eminen. Blue flowered. 


  2. Echofu ekhanyu- ecanthus montanus. Big leaves, pale or white flowers   
    Echofu ekhasi

  3. Echofu ekhasi
  4. Embunya- Barsama abyssinica; Clausena anisata Good for prostrate. 
    Embunya

  5. Esibambo- Pavetta abyssinica 
    Esibambo
  6. Esilookha- plectranthus barbatus. Good for stopping rectal diseases a such as hernia, virginal yeast, eye problem and skin infections.
    Esilookha

  7. Esikala'ngwe- Zizyphus abyssinica 
    Esikala'ngwe

  8. Esikalanda- 
  9. Esikhala'mwombe
  10. Esikhobi- Ceiba pendandra. 
    Esikhobi

  11. Esikhuumwa- zathoxyllum gilletii. This is a pilar medicinal plant among the Abanyala ba Kakamega for it treats more than a thousand ailments ; 1000 = esikhuumira
    Esikhumwa

  12. Esikulakhoba- Sphagnum Moss. Found on most stems in shaded environment. 
    Esikulakhoba

  13. Esikula'kukumba- Microgramma Lycopodioides. Antibewiching and antievil spirits.
    Esikulakukumba

  14. Esikulakusi- Loranthus ferugineus; Phragmanthera rufescens. Anti-cancer, anti-blood pressure.
    Esikulakusi

  15. Esikulalwaali- todder 
    Esikulalwaali

  16. Esikulukhira
  17. Esilondo- Glycine wightii
    Esilondo

  18. Esimulimuli
  19. Esiwoololwe- Kigelia moosa. 
    Esiwoololwe

  20. Esiwuna- Gardenia volkansii. A revered medicinal tree.  
    Esiwuna

  21. EteekaOldeania alpina; fish bamboo. Used for fishing rod and arrows. Found in dry areas.
    Eteeka

  22. Eteeka ekhasi-  Oxytenanthera abyssinica. It grows near water, it is bigger and strong. Used for firewood, building and making containers for keeping arrows. 
    Eteeka ekhasi

  23. Kayaba- kay applr
  24. Nalusaaye- Solanecio biafre. Also used as muscillage vegetable 
    Nalusaaye

  25. Namukhira kwa engwe- Capparis erythrocarpos fam
    Namukhira kwa ngwe

  26. Obakato  (ekotolofia)- borrowed from English for ovocado tree. Persea americana fam. Lauraceae
  27. OlubamboDendropanax arboreus
  28. OlubiraSmilax anceps 
    Olubira

  29. Olufuucornstalk dracaena 
    Olufuu
  30. Olufwo- Carpolobia alba 
    Olufwo

  31. Olukhaniafu
  32. OlukhoboPhytolacca dondecandra fam. Good for warms and syphilis.
    Olukhobo

  33. Olukhongwe- terminalia mollis 
    Olukhongwe

  34. Olukhoni- pencil tree 
    Olukhoni

  35. Olukwichibikhani 
    Olukwichibikhani

  36. Olunani- Caesalpinia decapetala 
    Olunani

  37. Olunani oluporo- Zanthoxylum asiaticum 
    Olunani oluporo

  38. Olunani olukali
  39. OlunyambasiIlex mitis 
    Olunyambasi

  40. Olusiambichi - devils hoarserwhip. Achyranthes aspera. 
    Olusiambichi

  41. Olusirangokho-
  42. Olusiranyende-
  43. OlweeyoIndigofera arrecta fam . Good for ulcers and olwoyo the Breastbone disease.
    Olweeyo

  44. Omubambo-
  45. Omubambo mukhasi-
  46. OmubalukhaHymenocardia acida 
    Omubalukha

  47. OmubinubinuCassia didymobotrya fam. Caesalpiniaceae 
    Omubinubinu

  48. OmuchabachabaVernoni a auriculifera.
    Omuchabachaba

  49. Omucha'abi- Kagelia Africana 
  50. Omuchafwa- tea tree
  51. Omuchangu-
  52. Omuchanjasi- Euclea divinorum Hiern. 
    Omuchanjasi

  53. Omuchasa- Sapium ellipticum Hochst.
  54. Omuchembe musacha- Erythrina abyssinica 
    Omuchembe

  55. Omuchembe mukhasi- Jatropha curcas fam
    Omuchembe omukhasi

  56. OmuchendeAntiaris toxicaria. Sap used to make portent arrow poison for enemies. 
    Omuchende

  57. Omuchengechenge- Entada Abyssinicabmies. 
    Omuchengechenge

  58. Omuchiini- 
  59. Omucherera khunga- Ficus exaspatate 
    Omuchererakhunga

  60. Omuchwichwi- Croton macrostachyus. Good for dry cough.
    Omuchwichwi

  61. Omuchooli- croton megalocarpus 
    Omuchooli

  62. Omuchohochoho-
  63. Omuchonge- Parkia filicoidea 
    Omuchonge 

  64. Omuchong'o- ochna insculpta 
    Omuchong'o

  65. Omuchwenge- flamboyant tree
  66. Omuchuwa- Alstonia boonei. Bark used for painful menstruation (dysmenorrhoea), uterine fibroid or ovarian cysts; pelvic inflammatory diseases; to relieve the painful urethritis common with gonococcus, expelling delayed placenta. 
    Omuchuwa

  67. Omufenenesi (omuchukhu-  Artocarpus heterophyllus (Lam.)
  68. OmufiraTrumpet flower
  69. Omufubyachamu- Ipomoea cairica. Very medicinal among the Abanyala.
    Omufibiachamu

  70. Omufululo- Morus mesozygian. 
    Omufululo

  71. Omufumbusa
  72. OmuhaafuMillettia sacleuxii 
    Omuhafu

  73. Omuhobe- polyscias fulva 
    Omuhobe

  74. Omuhomo- Grewia Mollis 
    Omuhomo 

  75. OmukabakabaFicus lutea 
    Omukabakaba

  76. Omukachi- sugarcane 
    Omukachi

  77. Omukangu- aningeria altissima 
    Omukangu

  78. Omukha- diospyros abyssinica
  79. Omukhakhale- Castro oil; Ricinus communis 
    Omukhhakhale

  80. Omukhanga- Sterculia dawei 
    Omukhanga

  81. Omukhango-- Psychotria Viridis 
    Omukhango

  82. Omukhawa- Euphorbia umbellata. Latex used for toothache. 
    Omukhawa

  83. Omukhapa- Manihot dichotoma
    Omukhapa 

  84. Omukheendie- Allophylus abbysinicus . Good for early stages of hunchbacks.
    Omukhendie

  85. Omukheti-  Borassus aethipium
    Omukheti

  86. Omukhindu- Phoenix reclinata
  87. Omukhochole- Turraea floribunda 
    Omukhochole

  88. Omukhokoche- Pseudospondias microcarpa 
    Omukhokoche 

  89. Omukhonge- Terminalia mollis. 
    Omukhonge

  90. Omukhorokocho-  Thevetia peruviana; Yellow Oleande, a close relative to Nerium oleander
  91. Omukhorowe 
  92. OmukhupafulaSolanecio mannii
    Omukhupafula

  93. Omukhupambuu (omukookwe)- dracaena Steudnerica Eng.Like olufuu but bigger.
    Omukhupambuu

  94. Omukhutu



  95. Omukhutuufu - Dombeya burgessiae. Bark is used used for fibre ropes, cloth making and basket rim making. Stick used fire friction stick. 
    Omukhutufu

  96. Omukhutuli
  97. Omukhuya (omuruku) Tephrosia vogelii. Sap from leaves is a source of fish poison,  plant pest killer or animal pest killer. It eliminates moles.
    Omukhuya

  98. Omukhuyu nandere 
    Omukhuyu kwa nandere

  99. Omukhuyu mukhakunga- Ficus sycomorus. 
    Omukhuyu

  100. Omukhuyu mukumu
  101. Omukhuyu musingu
  102. Omukhuyu mukhasi
  103. Omukimbi- Bomba x buonopozense, It flowers red when leafless just before onset of rain. Picture taken at Sitololo stream in Mukhupo in 1998.
    Omukimbi

  104. OmukinaSenecio hadiensis  
    Omukina

  105. Omukoba- Baikiaea insignis 
    Omukoba

  106. Omukomachi- Cordia africana 
    Omukomachi

  107. Omukombera- Mondia whitei 
  108. Omukoboti- Ziziphus mucronata 
    Omukomboti

  109. Omukokwa (omunyaanya)- Uapaca guineensis. Apical leaf sap, owukokwa,  used to improve friction of the bow for playing eshiriri
    Omukokwa

  110. Omukokwe- Acacia polyacantha 
    Omukokwe

  111. Omukonge- Agave sisalana Perrine ex
  112. Omukowa- Lannea welwitschi 
    Omukowa

  113. Omukunga- Myrianthus holstii 
    Omukunga

  114. Omukwanja- Juniperus procera. The indienous type of cypress-ike tree. 
    Omukwanja

  115. Omukunja ngao- Gymnosporia senegalensis 
    Omukunja ngao

  116. Omulaha- Combretum A 
    Omulaha

  117. Omulaha muhanikha- reddish in appearance
  118. Omulaha mukalukha- Combretum elgonense Exell. Combretum molle fam. Combretaceae 
    Omulaha Mukaluka

  119. OmulamalamaPiliostigma thonningii Schumach 
    Omulamalama

  120. Omulemiakhutu- Stereospermu m kunthianum 
    Omulemiakhutu

  121. Omulera- Melia azedarach 
    Omulera

  122. Omuliambwa- Morind a lucida 
    Omuliambwa

  123. Omuliba- Musanga cecropioides. Ingredient in brewing of impromptu brew.
    Omuliba
  124. Omulimbo (Omukombe, omunywamachi)- Voacanga thouarsii 
    Omulimbo

  125. Omulonda mwombe- 
  126. Omulonda'mwoni
  127. Omulonda ng'ombe- Bridelia micrantha fam. Euphorbiaceae 
    Oulondang'ombe

  128. Omulonda nguku
  129. Omulongo- Albizia glaberrima. 
    Omulongo

  130. Omululusia- Vernonia amygdalina Del 
    Omululusa
  131. Omulungu (Nawulungu)
  132. Omuluundu- antiaris toxcaria. 
    Omuluundu

  133. Omumoonyo- Nuxia congesta 
    Omumoonyo

  134. Omumwaayi- coffea eugenoides.
  135. Omunyaali- white thorn acasia 
    Omunyaali

  136. Omunyaali muluungu- Whistlig thorn acasua. Vachellia drepanolobium Thorns have bulb at base.
    Omunyaali Mulungu.

  137. Omunyakasa
  138. Omunyama- Trichilia loca 
    Omunyama
  139. Omunyanya (omunyinya)- Vachellia abyssinica
    Omunyinya

  140. Omunyapoto- Maesa lanceilata 
    Omunyapoto nabiiri

  141. Omunyanyakhaanu- Allophylus africanus 
    Olunyanyakhanu

  142. Omunyekenye- Tetrapleura tetraptera 
    Omunyekenye

  143. Omuyira'njobe- Trema oruentalis 
    Omunyiranjobe

  144. Omupawu- eucalyptus. 
    Omupawu

  145. Omupayipayi musaacha-
  146. Omupera musacha-
  147. Omupepenabusi- Steataenia araliacea 
    Omupepenambusi

  148. Omuperi- Albizia coriaria. Roots and bark are used as medicine for treatment of threatened abortion, menorrhagia, and post-partum haemorrhage and root for tonsils. Roots are also used in the treatment of venereal diseases and eyes. 
    Omupeeri

  149. Omureku-
  150. Omurende- Oncopa spinosa 
    Omurende

  151. Omuriinda
  152. Omuruba
  153. Omurumba- Milicia excelsa. 
    Omurumba

  154. Omurumba mukhwasi
  155. Omusaachi- Solanum mauritianum 
    Omusaach

  156. Omusaasaali- Vernonia galamensis. 
    Omusaasaali

  157. Omusaaka
  158. Omusali- Symphonia globulifera
  159. OmusamiaBequartiodendron oblanceolat. Good for stomach ulcers and boils.
  160. OmusapereEntandrophragma sapele.
  161. Omuseka- Ximenia americana. The fruits looks yummy but not sweet.
    Omuseka

  162. Omusengeri- Podicorpus gracilior 
    Omusengeri

  163. Omusengeri musaacha- Podicorpus falcatus. 
    Omusengeri musaacha

  164. Omuseandalo
  165. Omuseecha- Scutia myrtina 
    Omuseecha

  166. Omuseno- Ficus exasasperata 
    Omuseno

  167. OmusembeEntada abyssinica fam. Mimosacea 
    Omusembe

  168. Omusengeteti- Myrsine Africana. 
    Omusengeteti

  169. Omusienene- Podocarpus usambarensi 
    Omusienene

  170. Omusikhu- Warburgia ugandensis. 
    Omusikhu

  171. Omusio
  172. Omusiola- markhamia lutea. 
    Omusiola

  173. Omusiola mukhasi- Markhamia tomentosa  
    Omusiola mukhasi

  174. Omusiteti
  175. Omusiti- Tiliacora triata. A stong climber whose stem becomes big
    Omusiti

  176. Omusitole- Syzygium guineense 
    Omusitole

  177. Omusiramosi- Senna singuean. 
    Omusiramosi

  178. Omusiranyende
  179. OmusiwawaAcacia sieberiana. The present day Sawawa village in West Kabras was named after this tree. It has papery stem with white thorn almost similar to omunyaali. 
    Omusiwaawa

  180. Omusoofia- whistling pine; Casuarina equisetifolia  
    Omusoofia

  181. Omusubangira-
  182. Omusubasubi- Sesbania Sesban. 
    Omusubasubi

  183. Omusukuuma - O. ficus indica; sweet pricky cactus 
    Omusukuma

  184. Omusukuma mukhasi
  185. Omusuku- Zanthoxylum chalybeum 
    Omusuku

  186. Omusumwe- Margaritaria discoidea
    Omusumwe

  187. Omuswa- Celtis gomphophylla. 
    Omuswa

  188. Omusweri- Thurraea robusca 
    Omusweri

  189. Omutaa
  190. Omutacha malasire- Harungana madagascariensis 
    Omutacha malasire

  191. Omutandabasia- Cusnia pinicullata 
    Omutandabasia

  192. Omutachi-  Vepris nobilis 
    Omutaachi

  193. Omutawa
  194. Omutarakwe (Omukwanja) - Cuppressus lusitanica Mill. 
  195. Omutekeesi
  196. Omuterekesi- delonix elata 
    Omuterekesi

  197. Omutere- Maesopsis emin 
    Omutere

  198. Omutioki
  199. Omutomolo (omufuwulu)- Steganotaenia araliacea 
    Omutomolo

  200. Omutondo-

  201. Omutororo- Bischofia javanica 
    Omutororo

  202. Omutoto musaacha- Ficus thonningii. Grows on another tree then kills the original tree. Also called the strangler fig tree.   
  203. Omutoto omukhasi -Ficus ovata (Ficus brachypoda) fam. Moraceae 
    Omutoto omukhasi

  204. Omutoto omuwo- Ficus saussureana DC; loquat leaf fig. The leaves resemble those of fruit tree called loquat, omuchuli.
    Omutoto omuwo

  205. Omutoto mutuba- ficus natelensis. They have leaves that are wider above the middle tapering to the bottom. 
    Omutoto omutuba

  206. Omuto
  207. Omutukuyu- Olea capensis. Elgon Olive
    Omutukuyu

  208. OmutungutunguSpathodea campanulata
    Omutungutungu
  209. Omutunyi
  210. OmutuyaEuphorbia candelabrum fam. Ingredient for treatment of alcohol dependency. 
    Omutuya

  211. Omuungu- Polyscia fulva (P. ferruginea) 
    Omuungu

  212. OmuwuniEntandrophragma utile 
    Omuwuni

  213. Omuwuuwu- Neoboutonia macrocalyx 
    Omuwuuwu

  214. Omuyeeye- pine tree 
    Omuyeeye

  215. Omuyobe Entandrophragma excelsum. Believed to have been one of the tallest tree in Bunyala Forest before its death in 1907.
    Omuyobe
  216. Omuyonjo- green tea. Its seed gives mables for playing Mmancala board game.

  217. Omuyundi- Entada rheedii. A great psychomedicinal and spiritual tree among Abawo in Abanyala (Abakwangwachi, Abachimba, Abasenya, Abasiondo, Abaucha). Almost extinct with the last traceable stem in Wafula wa Muyundi,s home. The fruit can be two-mitre long.
    Omuyundi

  218. Omuyuke- Obetia tenax. Stinging Tree.
    Omuyuke


  219. OmwandandaButyrospermum paradoxum fam.
    Omwandanda

  220. Omwangalia- 
  221. Omwarubaine- Azadirachta indica 
    Omwarubaine

  222. OmwerembaMonodora myristica 
  223. Omweywe- Celtis africana 
    Omweywe

  224. Omwirima- Drypetes gerrardii Hutch 


  225. Smilax aspera,

  226. maytenus heterophylla 

  227. Heinsenia diervilleoides
  228. Phyllanthus ovalifolius

B) CLIMBERS AND OTHER SMALL TREEES
  1. AkhasandakwataThumbeergia alata Boj. Eye problem, rectal problem, luck, desire, ear, gall, kidney
    Akhasandakwata

  2. Akhasandakwata khakhasi- Thunbergia gregorii. It has no black eye in the middle
    Akhasandakwata khakhasi

  3. Akhasimiamuliro- Sonchus oleraceus. Cervical cancer, warts, halitosis,  Fertility drug.
    Akhasimiamuliro

  4. Akhasolola'macheAcmella caulirhiza. Its flowers and root are good for halitosis, relieve pain in sore mouth, sore gums and sore throat. Also for opening up urinary track. Also it is used to treat decayed teeth, gingivitis or wounds in the mouth, toothache and sore throat. 
    Akhasololamache

  5. Amangulie-  Tithonia Diversifolia 
    Amang'ulie


  6. Amapunda_ Xanthium strumarium. 
    Amapunda

  7. Amasambu-
  8. EchakalaliaZehneria scabra
    Echakalalia 

  9. Echangalalwa- wild melon.
  10. Ehombolio- Momordica foetida fam.
    Ehombolio

  11. Ekachi- Rumex usambarensis
    Ekachi

  12. Elanda
  13. Elobwa
  14. Olucho
  15. Embusi y'omutakha Ajuga integrifolia Buch.-Ham.

  16. Emikalo- bitter yams
    Emikalo

  17. Enguwu- Microglossa pyrifolia 
    Enguwu

  18. Enjaba- tobacco.
  19. Enjaka- cannabis sativa.
  20. Enjulanjula- Solanum incanum or sodom apple. Root good for stomachache. Fruit juice good for toothache and reducing bleeding. 
    Enjulanjula

  21. Erafu- light coloured tobacco; burley. Good for omwololo.
    Erafu

  22. Esaambi- Tragia brevibes.
    Esambi

  23. Esambi'khulu- Tragia subsesslis.
    Esambi'khulu

  24. Esambi'salu
  25. Esere-
  26. Esiangu
  27. Esibiyi
  28. Esichekambwa- climber of the pyrenacantha sp. Used in African craft 
    Esichekambwa

  29. Esichululo
  30. Esichunjunwe- Leonotis nepetifolia. It was smoked by worriors before war. Has effects like marijuana when smoked.
    Esichunjunwe

  31. Esichunjube- Leucas deflexa
    Esichunjunwe

  32. Esifunya- Aurena lobate 
    Esifunya
  33. Esifunya'chale- Hibiscus diversifolia

  34. Esikakha- Aloe vera
    Esikakha

  35. Esikala'ngwe
  36. Esikeeke sida tuneicarpa
    Esikeeke

  37. Esiket'ambusi Asparagus flagellaris.
  38. Esikondi- forget me not
    Esiondi

  39. Esikondikondi-
  40. Esikumbuli-
  41. Esikuchuli- jesticia
  42. Esilera'mala-
    Esilera'mala

  43. Esilera'mukhoma- crassocephalum vitellinum
    Esilera'mukhoma

  44. Esilie- eriosema shirense
    Esilie

  45. Esilofu- Blepharis ciliaris
    Esilofu

  46. Esilonda'chale
  47. Esilinda'lukuku
  48. Esilondo- Glycine wightii
    Esilondo
  49. Esilukhu-
  50. Esinyande
  51. Esimenenwa- Dyschoriste radican
  52. Esimeenyu- Abrus precatorius
    Esimeenyu

  53. Esimesero- Lamb's Tongue 
    Esimesero
  54. Esimuka
  55. Esimuluku-
  56. Esinyanywa- Eribulus terrestiris. Good for energy.

  57. Esitakha'swa-
  58. Esituuti- Spermacoce princeae. Postpartum bleeding. The leaves and roots are used for chronic asthma, cancer, mastitis in cows and venereal diseases. A cold infusion is made from leaves and drunk in the treatment of diarrhea. Leaves and stem are used to treat female infertility. Leaves are warmed on fire, ground and mixed with red oil and salt, then is taken orally in treatment of kidney disease.
    Esituuti

  59. Esiwumbwe- Artobotrys velatimus. 
    Esiumbwe

  60. Esiwulula- justica flava
    Esiwulula

  61. Esokholio- Artabotrys likimensis
    Esokholio

  62. Esuku-
  63. Etere-
  64. Imbulu- Canna bidentate
    Imbulu

  65. Kukhu yekhona- Biophytim abyssinicun
    Kukhu yekhona

  66. Kukhu yekhuna- mimosa pudica
    Kukhu yekhuna

  67. Makowe- Biden pilosa. 
    Makowe

  68. Makulu'kengokhoCardamine trichocarpa
    Makulu ka'ngokho

  69. Nakhanywinywi- oxalis articulata 
    Nakhanywinywi

  70. Nalukherekho- Dichondra micrantha 
    Nalukherekho

  71. Nalukherekho sikhasi- Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 
    Nalukherekho sikhasi

  72. Namafumo- Kalanchoe pinnata 
    Namafumo

  73. Namafumulo
  74. Namucho- Senna occidentalis
  75. Namundukuma- Cyanthillium cinereum 
    Namundukuma

  76. Namutundubalo
  77. Namwefwonolo-  Crassocephalum crepidioides
    Namwefwonolo 

  78. Namwekhotamira- Crassocephalum vitellinum 
    Namwekhotamira

  79. Nandera ng'ombe
  80. Nanjaka- Mexican Marigold. 
    Nanjaka

  81. Nanjukha- snake plant. 
    Nanjukha

  82. Namasali
  83. Namunganya- poisonous wild yam
  84. Namuswaacha- Cirsium vulgare
    Namuswaacha 

  85. Nasichukhuchukhu- Chrysanthemum indicum. 
    Nasichukhuchukhu

  86. Olubombwe
  87. Olubu- hibiscus calyphylus
    Olubu

  88. Olufira- Datura stramonium. 
    Olufira

  89. Olufuta- Galinsoga parvilflora. Cures stinging nettlel effect-
    Olufuta

  90. Olufuvyafwiri- 
  91. OluhandwaFlueggea virosa.
    Oluhandwa

  92. Olukhala- Phyllanthus fischeri
    Olukhabi

  93. Olukhamba- Clematis hirsuta. Leaves for ED 
    Olukhamba

  94. Olukhalisi- allophylus spectus
    Olukhalisi

  95. Olukhaniafu- 
  96. Olukhanukanu- Sesamum calycinum subsp. 
    Olukhanukhanu

  97. Olukholimbo- Cajanus scarabaeoides almost similar to mbaazi; Cajanus cajan fam, wild.
    Olukholimbo

  98. Olukholokholo-  
  99. Olukhoole 
    Olukhoole

  100. OlukhululwaDichrocephala integrifolia. 
    Olukhululwa

  101. Oluifwolovyo- Circus guadrangularis. 
    Oluifwolobio
  102. Olukamuli (pilipili)- 
  103. Olukhweyu lukhasi- Alternanthera sessilis 
    Olukhweyu lukhasi

  104. Olukhweyu lusacha-Alternanthera sessilis 
    Olukhweyu

  105. Olulundu- Sida rhombifolia 
    Olulundu

  106. OlumichaniLeucas calostachys 
    Olumichani

  107. Olumwero- Abutilon hirtum 
    Olumwero

     
  108. Olunaba- Pycnanthus angolensis 
    Olunaba

  109. OlunyiriDissotis speciosa 
    Olunyiri

  110. Oluperere- Acalypha bipartita
    Oluperere 

  111. Olupiriapiri
  112. Olusambu- 
  113. Olusekhe-
  114. Olusiambichi- devils horse whip 
    Olusiambichi

  115. Olusengeteti- myrsine africana 
  116. Olusianyama- Secamorne Africana 
    Olusianyama

  117. Olusirangokho- Dendrolobium triangulare 
    Olusirangokho

  118. Olusiramboko
  119. Olusiramosi
  120. Olusiranjofu- Dioscorea abyssinica 
    Olusiranjofu

  121. Olusiranyende
  122. Olusiukha- 
  123. Olusoojole
  124. Olusuumwe-
  125. Olutang'u-
  126. OlutasoloGloriosa superba. Good for expelling placenta.
    Olutasolo

  127. Oluteng'oteng'oClerodendrum johnstonii Oliv. 
    Oluteng'oteng'o

  128. Olutereko
  129. Olutosiamuse- Iodes sp. Cases, spirits. 
    Esitosiamuse

  130. Olutotobya-  Chenopodium murale 
    Olutotobya
  131. Olutuumuusi- Erigeron canadensis 
    Olutumusi

  132. Oluwookha- 
  133. Oluwuku- Pseuderatheumum ludovicianum 
    Oluwuku

  134. OluyongoStriga hermonthica and Striga lutea
    Oluyongo

  135. Oluyongo lukhasi- Alectra 
    Oluyongo Lukhasi

  136. Oluyoyo- water lilies 
    Oluyoyo

  137. Oluyungi- water cabbage;  Samolus parviflorus fam
    Oluyungi

  138. Olwacha kumba- Triumfetta brachyceras
  139. Olwambuuli- Rubia cordifolia L 
    Olwambuuli

  140. OlweebiKedrostis foetidissima
    Olwebi

  141. Olwikalambich_ Dioscorea sansibarensis. Potent killer of wild pigs and moles. 
    Olwikalambichi

  142. Olwisaabe Asparagus africanus 
    Olwisaabe
  143. Olwombe- Moses 
  144. Omuleere- fungus
  145. Omukukhu- mould
  146. Omuterema- 
  147. Persicaria lapathifolia

  148. Follopia convolvulus 

  149. Ciassampelos peraira




  150. Lambs Quarter 

  151. Stephania abyssinica 

  152. Argemone mexicana 
  153. Chamaecrista rotundifolia

  154. Allophylus spelus





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