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 | Link | Hyphaene compressaH.Wendl. | Link | Soil erosion control |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental |