Appendices:
Appendix 2: Local Names (Trees and Shrubs) Mbeya Region
Appendix 3: Proposed Catchment Forest Reserves, Mbeya Region, not included in this survey.
Appendix 4: Useful Reference Materials Related to Mbeya Region Catchment Forest Reserves.
Appendix 5: Possible Criteria for Establishing a System of Management Zonation.
Appendix 1: Rainfall Stations
| Name of Rain Station | ||||||
| Chivanjee Est. | 9º23’S-33º40’E | 1067 | Aug-Oct | |||
| Gulala Mission | ---------- | 8º36’S-33º01’E | May-Nov | |||
| Irambo Mission | 9833010 | 8º58’S-33º40’E | 2042 | Jun-Oct | ||
| Isoko | ---------- | 9º29’S-33º31’E | 1450 | Jun-Oct | ||
| Isangati School | 9933025 | 9º05’S-33º28’E | 2060 | Jun-Oct | ||
| Isongole | ---------- | 9º02’S-33º37’E | 2000 | Jun-Oct | ||
| Itumba | 9933037 | 9º25’S-33º11’E | 1350 | May-Oct | ||
| Kasamba Miss. | 9832009 | 8º21’S-32º18’E | 914 | May-Oct | ||
| Kawatire Forest Project | 9833015 | 8º51’S-33º20’E | 2270 | May-Oct | ||
| Kimani | 9834010 | 8º50’S-34º10’E | 1189 | May-Oct | ||
| Kitulo Dairy Farm | ---------- | --------------- | 2600 | -------------- | Jun-Oct | |
| Kiwira Forest Project | 9933033 | 9º03’S-33º42’E | 2225 | 3581a/3540b/1568.6d/1514r | Jun-Oct | |
| Kyela Hospital | 9933010 | 9º35’S-33º51’E | 548 | Aug-Oct | ||
| Mbeya Range Forest Reserve | 9833022 | 8º50’S-33º28’E | 2438 | May-Oct | ||
| Mbozi Coffee Sta. (Mbimba) | 9932005 | 9º04’S-32º58’E | 1524 | May-Oct | ||
| Mitatula | 9933021 | 9º23’S-33º37’E | 1219 | Aug-Oct | ||
| Mkulwe Miss. | 9832002 | 8º32’S-33º41’E | 1067 | May-Oct | ||
| Musekera Est. | 9933000 | 9º20’S-33º41’E | 1219 | Aug-Oct | ||
| Mwitika Estate | 9933005 | 9º22’S-33º43’E | 1067 | Aug-Oct | ||
| Ndala | 9933029 | 9º09’S-33º46’E | 1707 | Jun-Oct | ||
| Nyara Estate | 9933015 | 9º11’S-33º08’E | 1676 | May-Oct | ||
| Santilya School | 9933031 | 9º07’S-33º23’E | 1768 | May-Oct | ||
| Tukuyu (Distr. Office/Boma) | 9933002 | 9º15’S-33º38’E | 1615 | Aug-Oct | ||
| Tukuyu Tea Estate | 9933004 | 9º10’S-33º35’E | 1371 | Jul-Oct | ||
| Vwawa | ---------- | 9º07’S-32º56’E | 1570 | May-Oct |
Note: Letters next to mean annual rainfall in mm and number of years of records refer to sources below:
a=From: Rombulow-Pearse, C.W. and J.A.M. Kamasho. 1982.
Land Resources of Mbeya Region.
Uyole Agricultural Centre Research Report 35-RIDEP. Uyole Agricultural Centre.
Uyole-Mbeya.
b=From: East Africa Meteorological Department Summary of Rainfall for the
Year 1969 (Tanzania). Nairobi.
c=From individual observer
d=From Kiwira Forest Project records (1981-1990)
e=From McCulloch in E. Afr. agric. for. J., 1962. Vol. 27, Special
Issue.
f=Blackie, J.R. and K.A. Edwards in E. Afr. agric. for. J., 1979.
Vol. 43, Special Issue.
g=Mbozi Coffee Station (Mbimba) records
h=From Kilimo Office records, Tukuyu, Rungwe District
i=From Kilimo Office records (1979-1992), Itumba, Ileje District
j=From Kilimo Office records, Vwawa, Mbozi District
k=From King, et al. 1979?. Land Resources of Rukwa Region. Three
volumes.
l= Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1981-1984
m=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station:1981-1991
n=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1980-1990
p=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1986-1990
q=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1981-1988
r=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1981-1983
s=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1980-1991
t=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1981-1985
u=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1981-1989
v=Directorate of Meteorology, Dar es Salaam, Records for this station :1980-1991
w=Lovett, J.C. and Erik Prins. 1993. Estimation of land use on the Kitulo
Plateau of
Tanzania using satellite imagery. Draft.
Appendix 2: Local Names (Trees and Shrubs) Mbeya Region
Local language is in bold
Kilambya Local Name Botanical Name Uses Amapwiza Myrianthus holstii Edible fruit Fisya Diospyros whyteana Ibuba Albizia sp. Ibura (Ibula) Parinari curatellifolia Edible fruit Ichese Acacia sp. Ifyomi Syzygium guineense Edible fruit Igabo Ensete ventricosum Ihahatu Monotes sp. or Rauvolfia caffra Ikunyu Ficus cf sycomorus Ilenje Julbernardia globiflora Ing'anzo Brachystegia boehmii Rope bark, fuelwood Ing'welelaminzi Pavetta crassipes Medicine- roots; leaves chewed for refreshment Insane Brachystegia utilis or B. longifolia Insega Faurea speciosa or Protea spp. Interembe Diplorhynchus condylocarpon Inyoli Steganotaenia araliacea Medicine- roots and leaves Inzunzo Bersama abyssinica Inzorombo Strychnos sp. Edible fruit Ipangala Dichrostachys cinerea Isasya Trema orientalis Isebe Erythrina abyssinica Ishimizya Strychnos sp. Edible fruit Isongwa Garcinia sp. Isumbi Combretum sp. Itanji Dombeya sp. Itonto Isoberlinia angolensis Itukutu Bauhinia thonningii Medicine Ivum Ficus thonningii Ivwavwa Cussonia spp. Izingati Croton macrostachyus Izuvilatumbi Brachystegia microphylla Izuzu Ekebergia capensis Timber Kapwalapwala Rhus sp. Libangu Ozoroa reticulata Mkusu Uapaca kirkiana Edible fruit Mkuyu Ficus spp. (incl. F. sur) Mtangasale Albizia gummifera Mtonto Isoberlinia angolensis Nangati Alangium chinense Nanyamvi Myrica salicifolia Medicine Nashibalala Cassia sp. Nchindu Maesa lanceolata Medicine Ndovendove Syzygium guineense Edible fruit N'toba Annona senegalensis Edible fruit Pupwe Zanthoxylum spp. Edible leaves, roots-medicine Undjinda Teclea sp. Ushumba Brachystegia spiciformis Walamba Markhamia obtusifolia Kindali Local Name Botanical Name Uses Ipeta Trichocladus ellipticus Mfule Ficus thonningii Miposha Parinari sp. Edible fruit Mpongolo Ochna sp. Msongwi Garcinia sp. Mswago Bersama abyssinica Mufu Chrysophyllum gorungosanum Mafwisa Myrianthus holstii Edible friut Nakabubi Olinia rochetiana Nakalashi Podocarpus sp. Timber Nakalimbo Maytenus acuminata Tool handles Kinyakyusa Local Name Botanical Name Uses Ifandilo Ilex mitis Insiunguti Trichilia emetica Medicine, furniture Isangati Ilex mitis Kakongondoro Swartzia madagascariensis Timber Kapombo Euphorbia sp. Kasebwe Combretum sp. Kasuwebere Ochna sp. Likuti Maesa lanceolata (-)limbo Maytenus acuminata Mabangala Ensete ventricosum (wild forest banana) Manyeli Annona senegalensis Mbula Parinari spp. (Incl. P. excelsa and P. curatellifolia) Edible fruit Mbulungu Croton macrostachyus Mbuniya Protea spp. Mfandilo Ilex mitis Mfiyo Teclea sp. Mfuru Vitex sp. Mgenenge Diospyros whyteana M(g)uti Brachystegia spiciformis Misongampempe Cussonia arborea Mkuhu Uapaca kirkiana Edible fruit Mkuti Maesa lanceolata Mkuyu Ficus spp. (incl. F. sur) Mkwitwa Rapanea melanophoeos Mpandapanda Ficus sp. (F. ingens ?) Mpapa Vitex sp. Mpegere (Mpegele) Syzygium spp. (incl. S. cordatum) Mpoaa Bersama abyssinica Mpeswe Trema orientalis Mpombo Cussonia spicata Mpugupugu Anthocleista grandiflora Msangati Ilex mitis Msangavale Aphloia theiformis Msebe Erythrina abyssinica Msengera Macaranga spp. Msenye Agauria salicifolia Mshiti (Msieti) Ficalhoa laurifolia Timber Msibisibi Myrica salicifolia Msufi Bombax sp. Msuruti Catha edulis Drug-leaves/stems Mswisya Myrianthus holstii Edible fruit Mtangasale Albizia gummifera Mtondo Isoberlinia angolensis Mtunda Bombax sp. Mturunga Hagenia abyssinica Timber Muhali Entandrophragma sp. Timber Mwisya Bridelia spp. Naliungu Tabernaemontana sp. Ndola Ficus thonningii Sometimes sacred Ngeke Bracken (Fern) Nguluka Syzygium sp. Nguti Brachystegia boemhii Nkuti Maesa lanceolata or Brachystegia sp. Nyambange Allophylus sp. Nyankufa Celtis sp. Nyantito Diospyros whyteana Nyele Annona senegalensis Paranieji Chrysophyllum gorungosanum Poropoto Neoboutonia macrocalyx Puguswa Garcinia sp. Songwa Garcinia sp. Yungu Tabernaemontana sp. Kinyamuanga Local Name Botanical Name Uses Alamba Markhamia obtusifolia Ambanku Ozoroa reticulata Chifumbe Bauhinia thonningii Izanza Strychnos sp. Kapanga Burkea africana Timber M'gongo Sclerocarya caffra Boats, Edible fruit Mibuyu Adinsonia digitata Edible fruit/leaves Mihama Borrasus sp. (Palm) Mpantachiwa Cassia sp. Msante Commiphora sp. Mtalembe Diplorhynchys condylocarpon Mtantakalongo Delonix elata MuLianesefu Rhus sp. Muyela Sterculia quinqueloba Timber Umsumbi Terminalia sp. Kinyiha Local Name Botanical Name Uses Bambusi Cassia sp. Fuomfu Syzygium sp. Edible fruit Ibuba Albizia versicolor Timber, poison pods Ikisia Terminalia cf. stuhlmannii Ilebe Ximenia sp. Edible fruit Ilumbwe Julbernardia globiflora Rope bark, fuelwood Imbanku Ozoroa reticulata Insahumu (Insamo) Pavetta sp. Iombo Brachystegia manga Irama Combretum sp. Isebe Erythrina abyssinica Isense Faurea speciosa Ita'ka Trema orientalis Itobo Azanza garckeana Itosia Annona senegalensis Itukutu Bauhinia thonningii Itulembe Diplorhynchus conylocarpon Ivanza Pericopsis angolensis Timber, medicine Ivumo Ficus sp. Ivututu Afzelia quanzensis Timber Iwawa Cussonia arborea Izimbira Albizia sp. Lungu Zanthoxylum sp. Medicine, edible leaves Mbula Parinari curatellifolia Edible fruit, fuelwood Mfuru Vitex sp. M'kanga Dombeya sp. Mkusu Uapaca kirkiana Mlenge Julbernardia globiflora Mlulu Khaya anthotheca Mpangala Dichrostachys cinerea Msorombo Strychnos sp. Edible fruit Msangati Brachystegia sp. Mtondo Isoberlinia angolensis Mtukutu Bauhinia thonningii Medicine Muba Albizia sp. Mwanaurumba Strychnos sp. Mwele Lonchocarpus sp. Mwenge Ficus sp. Mzalambo Strychnos sp. Mzimbwe Brachystegia spiciformis Mzumbi Kigelia africana N'ganzo Brachystegia boehmii Rope bark, fuelwood Ngorolonge Syzygium sp. Nsongwa Garcinia sp. Nungampembe Cussonia arborea Sa'ni Brachystegia manga Sega Protea sp. Segere Brachystegia longifolia Tulembe Diplorhynchus condylocarpon Walamba Markhamia obtusifolia Kisafwa Local Name Botanical Name Uses Ibaba Ocotea usambarensis Timber Ibube (Iwuwe) Olinia rochetiana Iguga Olea spp. Timber I(k)homa Casearia battiscombei Timber I(k)hoha Ekebergia sp. Timber Ilatushila Trichocladus ellipticus Ilulwe Pedddia sp. Itulo Neoboutonia macrocalyx Ivumo Ficus thonningii Izanza Agauria salicifolia Izata Erica spp. Izibi Myrica salicifolia Medicine (roots?) Lilu Diospyros whyteana Liuba Pittosporum viridiflorum Magoro Schefflera goetzenii (climber) Manyamungo Tabernaemontana sp. Mbula Parinari excelsa (and Trichocladus ellipticus) Mfu Chrysophyllum gorungosanum (and Aningeria adolfi-friedericii) Mkoko Ensete ventricosum Mkunywa Dombeya sp. Mkuyu Ficus spp. (incl. F. sur) Mkwitwa Rapanea melanophoeos Mlendeti Allophylus sp. Mlimbo Maytenus acuminata Mpafwa Bersama abyssinica Mpampam(a) Neoboutonia macrocalyx Mpembati Polyscias fulva Mpombo Cussonia spicata Msangavale Aphloia theiformis Msebe Erythrina abyssinica Msenga (Msengera) Macaranga sp. Mshiti Ficalhoa laurifolia Msongole Nuxia congesta Msuruti Catha edulis Mswago Bersama abyssinica Mswiza Myrianthus holstii Mtanga Albizia gummifera Mturunga Hagenia abyssinica Mtwati Tecomaria sp. Mugambo Prunus africana Mwisya Bridelia sp. Njovye Piper capense Nkuti Maesa lanceolata Nuhansenje Diospyros whyteana Nyamungu Tabernaemontana sp. Pafwa Bersama abyssinica Tigipwa Maesa lanceolata Veregati Cornus volkensii Zibi Protea spp. Kiswahili- National Language! Name in Swahili Botanical Name Uses Mkalikali Entandrophragma sp. Mkora Afzelia quanzensis Mkuyu Ficus sp. Mninga Pterocarpus angolensis Muanga Pericopsis angolensis Muheti Ocotea usambarensis Muhebeti Chrysophyllum gorungosanum
Appendix 3: Proposed Catchment Forest Reserves, Mbeya
Region- not included in this survey.
Note: These proposed reserves are at various stages in the gazettement
process. Their
names and sizes have not been confirmed.
Ileje District
Name and area in ha
1. Bwenda/Shiringa 1,500
2. Chabu 3,570
3. Halembo 264
4. Membe 5,500
5. Nalupembe 126
6. Pimbi 785
7. Shinji 3,700
8. Zuba 1,116
Kyela District
Name and area in ha
1. Busale 1,000
2. Ikomelo 2,100
3. Kasumulu 115
4. Kigali 2,752
5. Livingstone Extension 6,050
6. Lugela 550
7. Masoko 750
8. Nakaba 683
Mbeya Rural District
Name and area in ha
1. Ilembo-Usafwa 8,785
2. Mlimanyoka 836
3. Msangamwelu 4,900
4. Mwambalizi 7,820
Mbozi District
Name and area in ha
1. Mpemba-Songwe 1,047
2. Naming'ongo' 350
3. Songwe-Mlowo 300
Rungwe District
Name and area in ha
1. Ilima 750
2. Isaka 363
3. Kipapa 300
4. Lwebe 500
5. Mbambo Range 300
6. Nyilu 250
7. Swaya 650
8. Isongole(?) (?)
Appendix 4: Useful Reference Materials Related to Mbeya Region Catchment Forest Reserves.
There is some information, much of it dated, in the regional and districts' forestry files.
Buckle, C. 1978. Landforms in Africa. Longman, Harlow. 249 pp.
Contains information on Lake Ngozi, Rungwe and Livingstone Mountains.
Cribb, P. J. and G. P. Leedal. 1982. The Mountain Flowers of Southern
Tanzania.
A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 244 pp.
Useful information on flowers, orchids etc. found in Mbeya Region.
East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. Special issues:
1962 vol. 27 pp. 104-128 and 1979 vol. 43 pp. 226-254.
Two different special issues that discuss catchment experiments which took
place in the Mbeya Range Forest Reserve.
Giesberger, G. 1966. Report on a General Soil and Agricultural Reconnaissance
of The Rungwe District-Tanzania. Afrika-Studiecentrum (African Studies
Centre), Leiden.
General information on the soils and vegetation of Rungwe District (including
those areas that now make up Ileje District).
Gilchrist, B. 1952. In: Report of Central African Rail Link-Development
Survey 1 and 2
Overseas Consultants Inc. and Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners. London, Colonial
Office.
Two Volumes.
Dated, but useful discussion of vegetation and soils in the southern highlands.
Available at the UDSM library.
Harkin D. A. 1960. The Rungwe Volcanics at the northern end of Lake
Nyasa.
Geological Survey of Tanganyika Memoir II. Dar es Salaam, Government Printer.
Very useful information on the origins and geology of Rungwe, Kyejo,
Livingstone and Mporoto Mountains. Available at the UDSM library.
Kerfoot, O. 1964a. "A first check-list of the vascular plants of
Mbeya Range,
Southern Highlands Region, Tanganyika", Tanganyika Notes and Records
62: 27-43.
- 1964b. "A preliminary account of the vegetation of the Mbeya range,
Tanganyika", Kirkia 4: 191-206.
Lind, E.M. and M. Morrisson. 1974. East African Vegetation. Longman,
London. 257 pp
Briefly discusses some of the vegetation on Rungwe, Mporoto and Umalila
Mountains.
Available at MARTI Uyole library (2 copies).
Lovett, J.C. and Pocs, T. 1993. Assessment of the Condition of the
Catchment Forest
Reserves: a botanical appraisal. Catchment Forestry Report 93.3. Dar
es Salaam. 300 pp.
Assessment of most of the Catchment Forest Reserves in Arusha, Kilimanjaro,
Morogoro and Tanga Regions. Available from the Catchment Forestry Project
office
in DSM.
Lovett, P.N.C. 1991. A Vegetation Study of Mbeya Range Forest Reserve.
Semi-
Annual Report to the Tanzanian Commission for Science and Technology.
(June).4 pp.
Mashalla, S. K. 1985. Vegetation Changes Associated with Land Use Practices in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Colorado, Boulder. General information on past and present vegetation types found in Mbeya Region, including montane forests and Miombo woodlands.
Spurr, A. M. M. 1955. "The soils of Mbozi, Mbeya District".
Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Tanganyika 24. (Government Printer,
Dar es Salaam)?
Appendix 5: Possible Criteria for Establishing a System of Management Zonation.
Outline of potential management zones for catchment reserves using the
following zonation scheme:
Catchment Zone
Aims: The Catchment Zone exists to protect the natural catchment values
of the
forest and prevent erosion.
Definition: The Catchment Zone is defined on two criteria, hydrology
and slope.
Management: Within the Catchment Zone there should be no harvesting or other disturbance of natural vegetation except in areas where climax forest cover is being regenerated under standard management practices.
Productive Zone
Aims: The Productive Zone exists to produce timber and other forest products
at a sustainable level.
Definition: the Productive Zone is all that part of the reserve not included
in the
Catchment Zone, Biodiversity Zone and Amenity Zone.
Management: Within the Productive Zone exploitation of the timber resources
and other forest products is permitted according to established procedures
for
selective harvesting. Mechanical logging is not permitted. Exploited areas
will be
regenerated under standard management practices.
Biodiversity Zone
Aims: The Biodiversity Zone exists to protect areas of high biodiversity
or wildlife
migration routes.
Definition: The Biodiversity Zone will be defined on the basis of high
biodiversity,
the presence of wildlife migration routes or other factors related to biodiversity
values.
Management: Within the Biodiversity Zone there should be no harvesting
or
disturbance of natural vegetation or wildlife other than for non-destructive
research and eductational programmes.
Amenity Zone
Aims: The Amenity Zone exists to allow utilization of areas of unusual topographical
or other natural features for the purpose of education, recreation and research.
Definition: The criteria defining the Amenity Zone will be according
to the
presence of unusual natural features which will be assessed for each reserve.
Management: Within the Amenity Zone visitor facilities should be developed
such
as paths, nature trails, basic cabins etc. There is no forest product exploitation
within the Amenity Zone other than that linked to educational or research
programmes.