Macaranga kilimandscharica
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Midlands to Highlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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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 |
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Kenya | 1 500-2 500 | 18-26 | 1 300-3 000 | Loamy well drained soils |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
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Mukulati | Mukuhakuha |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings, wildings | unknown | unknown |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
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Euphorbiaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Macaranga kilimandscarica | Link | Macaranga kilimandscarica | Link | Shade, Wind break | Link |
Origin | Location |
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Native | Kiambu |