Grewia bicolor
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Coppicing, pruning and thinning in pastures | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | (200) 400 - 900 | 29 - 30 | 800 - 2 000 | Prefers rich, shallow sands, occasionally on clay |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Bastard brandy bush/White raisin | Ngalawa/Ndawa/Mulawa/Kikalawa |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed, seedlings, wildings, direct sowing at site, root suckers | 1 year if kept dry and at room temperature | Cattle |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiliaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Fibre | Live fence, Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot | Grewia bicolor A.Juss | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |