Hyphaene compressa

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands

Growth rate	Management practices	Invasiveness	Leafing Phenology	Location
Slow	Thinning, pruning	No	Evergreen	Kenya

Country	Rainfall	Temperature	Altitude	Soil
Kenya	300 - 800	20 - 30	0-1,000	Found in the wild on poorly drained, light, dry soils of low fertility

Common names/English	Kamba	Kikuyu
East African doum palm	Mukoma

Propagation Method	Seed shelf life	Pre-sowing seed treatment	Seed Dispersal
Direct sowing	Viable only for a very short period	Normally the seeds germinate naturally if they pass through the bowel of an elephant	Animals

Family	Products	Niche	AFD Taxon	AFD Link	Useful Tropical Plant Taxon	Useful Tropical Plant Link	Ecological Services	PROTA
Arecaceae	Income, Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Fibre	Scattered in cropland	Hyphaene compressa	Link	Hyphaene compressaH.Wendl.	Link

Origin	Location
Native	Makueni