Jacaranda mimosifolia

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
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 Maasai Samburu
Jacaranda Jakaranda Mucakaranda
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, wildings Sow fresh seeds Not necessary Wind
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Bignoniaceae Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee Forage, Dead fence Live fence, Scatterd in homestead Hyphaene compressa Hyphaene compressaH.Wendl. Soil erosion control
Cultural Uses
Ornamental