Ficus benjamina
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pollarding | Yes | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | unknown | unknown | 400 - 800 | Grows best in a moist, fertile soil |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Weeping Fig |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air layering, cuttings | unknown | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moraceae | Firewood | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Ficus benjamina L. | Link | Shade, Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Makueni |