Leucaena trichandra
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Lopping | No | Evergreen | Rwanda |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 1 000-1800 | 17-22 | 700-2 000 | The species occurs on a wide range of soils from shallow calcareous over limestone to shallow infertile more acid soils over volcanic ignimbrites and tuffs which give rise to thin, heavily leached, nutrient-poor lithosols |
| Kinyarwanda |
|---|
| Resena |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Ecological Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Other Foods, Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder | Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland | Leucaena trichandra | Link | Live fence, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Bugesera |