Piliostigma thonningii
| Family | Products | Niche | Ecological Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Other Foods, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee forage, Tannins/Dye stuff, Gums/Resins, Fibre/Ropes | Scattered on crop land | Ornamental, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves |
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Moist and Wet Wyena Dega |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairly fast | Coppicing, Polarding | No | Deciduous | Ethiopia |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 700-1400 | 20 | 0-1850 | Heavy clayey soils or medium loamy soils are preferred by this plant. It tolerates acid soils and prefers deep fluvisols or ferrasols soils |
| Amharic | Oromo |
|---|---|
| Yekolla wanza | Kora, Lilu |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega |