Senegalia polyacantha/Acacia polyacantha
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Pruning in pastures, lopping, thinning, trimming(as fence) | Yes | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 400 - 900 | unknown | 0 - 1800 | Prefers loamy soils, though it grows well in black cotton soils and can succeed in a variety of soils from sandy to heavy clays |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White thorn | Kivovoa/Mwelele/Kivuvwa |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings, direct sowing at site | Seeds can be stored for long period is kept insect free | Immerse in hot water, allow to cool and soak fo 24 hours or nick seed at cotyledon end | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Other Foods (including nuts), gum, Firewood, Charcoal, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Dead fence | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Woodlot | Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth. | Link | Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Link |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental |