Gliricidia sepium
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Low and medium |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, Cutting back | No | Deciduous | Rwanda |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 600-3500 | 15-30 | 0-1600 | It performs well on marginally saline vertisols but will not tolerate very acidic soils |
| Kinyarwanda |
|---|
| Girisidiya |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Bean Stakes | Scattered in cropland, Along soil conservation structures | Gliricidia sepium | Link | Ornamental, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Bugesera |