Mimosa pigra

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast unknown Yes unknown Rwanda
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Rwanda unknown unknown 0-700 Found most commonly in the wild in soils ranging from black cracking clays to sandy clays to coarse siliceous river sand
Kinyarwanda
Umuguha
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA
Fabaceae Firewood, Medicine, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff Along soil conservation structures Mimosa pigra Mimosa pigra Ornamental, Soil erosion control
Origin Location
Exotic Bugesera