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Table 5 Perceived camel forage preference in Amudat district

From: Camel forage variety in the Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

Scientific namesa

Familya

Vernacular names

% preference

Growth forma

Cadaba farinosa

Capparaceae

Tugwo

78

Shrub

Rhus kwangoensis

Anacardiaceae

Akurion

59

Tree

  

Amongo

44

 

Acacia reficiens

Mimosaceae

Panyirit

44

Shrub/tree

Acacia brevispica

Mimosaceae

Kiptari

41

Shrub/tree

Balanites aegyptiaca

Mimosaceae

Akorete/Tuyunwo

33

Tree

  

Awapet

30

 

Opuntia cochenillifera

Cactaceae

Adapale

26

Shrub

Barleria acanthoides

Acanthaceae

Kelkelyan

26

Shrub

  

Pokot

26

 

Maerua angolensis

Capparaceae

Sarachan

26

Tree

Acacia tortilis

Mimosaceae

Ses

26

Tree

Grewia bicolor

Tiliaceae

Sitet

26

Shrub/tree

Zanthoxylum chalybeum

Rutaceae

Songowo

26

Shrub/tree

  

Mosolen

22

 

Grewia tenax

Tiliaceae

Taran

22

Shrub

  1. aKatende et al. 1995; Timberlake 1994; Wigrup 2005