Erythrina abyssinica

Agro-ecological Zone
Midlands to Highlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Medium Pollarding, coppicing No Deciduous Rwanda
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Rwanda 800-2000 15 - 25 1250-2400 Grows best in well-drained soils of pH 3.5-5.4
Kinyarwanda
Umuko
Family Products Niche AFD Link Ecological Services PROTA
Papilionoideae Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Bean Stakes Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence Ornamental, Live fence, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Riverbank stabilization
Origin Location
Native Bugesera, Gishwati