Croton macrostachyus
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fairly Fast | Lopping,Pollarding,Coppicing | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 150-1200 | unknown | 200-3400 | Volcanic |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
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Woodland croton/Forest fever tree/Broad-leaved croton | Mutundu/Kitundu | Mutundu | Olkeparke |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings, wildings | Medium (1- 6 Months) | Not necessary | unknown |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
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Euphorbiaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Income | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures, Lake/ river shores | Croton macrostachyus | Link | Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Riverbank stabilization, Wind break | Link |
Cultural Uses |
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