Psydrax schimperiana subsp. Schimperiana
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fast | Pruning, Coppicing, Irrigation | Yes | Evergreen | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 1000-2000 | 15-45 | 0-2000 | Rich clay loams, Poor soils with reasonably good drainage |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
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Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
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Rubiaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland | Psidium guajava | Link | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing |
Cultural Uses |
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