Cordia africana

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Reasonably fast growing Pollarding, lopping, coppicing No unknown Uganda
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Uganda 700-2 000 unknown 900–2500 Large leafed cordia thrives in forest soil
Lugishu
Chikichikiri
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services Prota Link
Boraginaceae Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland Cordia africana Cordia africana Ornamental, Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves