Cordia ovalis R.Br.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Tanzania

• State/Province

  Arusha

• Locality

  Ngorongoro Conservation Area, 15 km Northwest of Endulen village

• Elevation

  Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.12, 35.2

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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FLORA OF TANZANIA
Lis Ellemann
Boraginaceae
Cordia ovalis R. Br.
ARUSHA. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, 15 km Northwest of Endulen village
in savanna grassland along dry riverine dominated by Acacis tortilis, classified as
lowland "olpurker by the Maasai. Information given by Lepilal Ole Nakuroi and
Peter Metele, warriors ea.
(35° IT E 3° 7 S). Alt. 1700 m.	Apr	27,	1993
Shrub, flowers orange. Maasai name: eseki (small), oseki (big), engululu (fruit)
Wood used for uprights in huts. Hooks used to for hanging beehives in trees.
Glowing end of stick is used to clean and dry the milk-calabash. Fruits are eaten.
Oloirago ole Mayanga: used for uprights for the wall of huts, but is not as good
as "alawou" and "ositeti" as it doesn’t resist insects and only last 2-1 years.
Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU)
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