Filicium decipiens
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Slow | Pruning | No | Evergreen to semi-deciduous | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 800 - 4500 | 13 - 35 | 1050- 1700 | unknown |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
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Thika palm/Fern tree | Kamiti/Thika palm |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings, wildings | Stores for only a very short period | Small birds |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
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Sapindaceae | Firewood | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot | Filicium decipiens | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break |
Origin | Location |
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Native | Kiambu |