Dalbergia melanoxylon
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Side-puning | Yes | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 700 - 1200 | 18 - 35 | 0 - 1200 | Soils vary from loamy sands to clayey Vertisols (black cotton soils). |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| African blackwood | Muvingo |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings , cuttings | Can be stored for long periods if stored free from insects | Wind, people |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. et Perrott | Link | Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | Link | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |