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When Dr Jephthah Odera, the founding director of the Kenya Forest Research Institute, introduced a tree species, it never occurred to him that it would be shunned.
Although Terminalia mantaly, locally known as an umbrella tree, is associated with many health benefits, communities in several parts of Luo Nyanza believe it is a sign of bad luck.
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