LIST OF PLANTS 
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LIST OF PLANTS AND TREES GROWING IN THE 
PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER’S GARDEN, NAIROBI 
By E. Battiscombe and C. W. Hobley 
The following is a list of plants and trees in the garden of 
the Provincial Commissioner, Nairobi. 
Some few of the specimens are indigenous, but the great 
majority are exotics. The garden may be visited by any 
member of the Society upon application to the occupier. 
Botanical Name 
Natural Order 
Common Name, 
if any 
Description 
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Acacia Cunninghamii 
Leguminosae 
Golden Wattle 
Small tree 
G. 
A. dealbata 
Silver ,, 
99 9 9 
G. 
A. decurrens var. normalis 
Black „ 
99 99 
G. 
A. resinifera 
99 
99 9 9 
G. 
A. retinodes 
Mimosa 
9 9 99 
G. 
Acalypha macrophylla 
Euphorbiaceae 
Fol. shrub 
G. 
A. marginata 
99 
99 99 
G. 
A. microphylla 
99 
9 9 9 9 
G. 
Adansonia digitata 
Bombaceae 
Baobab 
Tree 
B. 
Adenium coetaneum 
Apocynaceae 
Fol. shrub 
M. 
Agapanthus umbellatus 
Liliaceae 
99 99 
G. 
Agave Americana 
Amaryllideae 
Century Plant 
99 99 
G. 
A. sisalana 
99 
Sisal Hemp 
99 99 
G. 
A. vivipara 
99 
Striped leaved 
Aloe 
99 9 9 
G. 
Ailanthus glandulosa 
Simarubae 
Tree of Heaven 
Tree 
G. 
Albizzia fastigiata 
Leguminosae 
Mukurue 
99 
I. 
Allamanda nerifolia 
Apocynaceae 
Climber 
Pre. con. 
Aloe sp. 
Liliaceae 
Fol. plant 
I. 
Alstroemeria sp. 
Amaryllideae 
„ my 
G. 
Alternanthera versicolor 
Amarantaceae 
Variegated 
edging pi. 
G. 
A. rubra 
9 9 
G. 
Althea rosea 
Malvaceae 
Hollyhock 
Fol. plant 
G. 
Anacardium occidentale 
Anacardiaceae 
Cashew nut 
Tree 
Pre. con. 
Ananas sativa garden 
varieties 
Bromeliaceae 
Pine apple 
Fruit 
G. 
Anona muricata 
Anonaceae 
Sour sop 
Fruit tree 
G. 
Antirrhinum major 
Scrophulariaceae 
Snap dragon 
Fol. plant 
G. 
Aquilegia sp. garden 
variety 
Ranunculaceae 
Columbine 
99 99 
G. 
Asparagus officinale 
Liliaceae 
Vegetable 
G. 
A. plumosus 
Climber 
I. 
A. sp. 
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” 
I. 
* G. — Good. B. — Bad. M. — Indifferent. I. — Indigenous. Pre. con. — Early to judge. 
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