Azadirachta indica
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Lopping, pollarding | No | unknown | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 400-1200 | Up to 40 | 0-1500 | It grows on a wide variety of neutral to alkaline soils but performs better than most species on shallow, stony, sandy soils, or in places where there is a hard calcareous or clay pan not far below the surface. It grows best on soils with a pH of 6.2-7 |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Neem tree | Mialuvaini | Muarobaine |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildlings, direct sowing at site | unknown | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliaceae | Firewood, Timber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence | Azadirachta indica | Link | Shade, Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu, Makueni |