Acacia melanoxylon
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Midlands to Highlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing,lopping | Yes | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 750-2300 | 16 to 19 | 1500-2300 | Grows best in rich, saline, deep, fertile loams, forest Podsols and alluvials. It also grows on a wide range of Podsols, krasnozems, sandy loams and alluvials and will also tolerate wet, nearly swampy soil |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwood |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings | Long (20 years) | Animals |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Acacia melanoxylon | Link | Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu |