Grewia bicolor

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands to Midlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Medium Pollarding, coppicing, lopping, pruning No Evergreen Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya 600 - 1700 25-31 0 - 2300 loam or light sandy soils
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Bastard brandy bush/White raisin Ngalawa/Ndawa/Mulawa/Kikalawa Ositeti/Sitet Lagrat denai/Lkarraiyo/Seteti
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 Soak for 12 hours in cold water Cattle
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
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, Road boundary/ openland Grevillea robusta Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. Ex R.Br Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break
Cultural Uses