Parkinsonia aculeata

Family Products Niche Ecological Services
Fabaceae Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage Homestead boundary/live fence Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves
Agro-ecological Zone
Dry and Moist Bereha, Dry, Moist and Wet Kolla and Keyna Dega
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast Pollarding No Semi-deciduous Ethiopia
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Ethiopia 200-1000 to 36 0-1300 Various types, especially desert gravel and sands along valleys and canyons; also saline
Amharic
Ye-eyerusalem eshoh, Filfile
Origin Location
Exotic East Shewa