PAUL FREDERICK WHITEHEAD
COLLECTION

FLORA OF KENYA, K3, NAIVASHA DISTRICT

Amaranthus graecizens L.

KIVW'OA-KININI (Kamba)

On loam soil in a grazing field near
diary, on wet drainage zone with
*Gynandropsis gynandra*, *Gynodon
dactylon*, *Solanum nigrum*, under tall
*Acacia xanthophloea*. A seasonal
soft-stemmed herb 1½ ft. in height.
Stems reddish. Leaves with long
petioles.
Leaves eaten by man as vegetable
food.

N.W. of Lake Naivasha at Roger
Mennel's Farm.

Alt. 1890 m. 16/7/1986

O.M. MWANGANGI & P.F. WHITEHEAD 2997

Yale University Herbarium

YU.188518