Balanites aegyptiaca
| Family | Products | Niche | Ecological Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanitaceae | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Gums/Resins | Ceremonial, Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break |
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Dry and moist Kolla |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Coppicing | No | Evergreen | Ethiopia |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | unknown | unknown | 0-1800 | unknown |
| Amharic | Oromo |
|---|---|
| Bedeno, Jemo, Kudkuda | Bedena, Baddano |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | East Shewa |