Macaranga kilimandscharica

Agro-ecological Zone
Midlands to Highlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast It is a fast growing tree with little management needs once established. When still young care should be offered against injury and drought No Semi-deciduous Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya 1 500-2 500 18-26 1 300-3 000 Loamy well drained soils
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu
Mukulati Mukuhakuha
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, wildings unknown unknown
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA
Euphorbiaceae Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead Macaranga kilimandscarica Macaranga kilimandscarica Shade, Wind break
Origin Location
Native Kiambu