Acacia senegal/Senegalia senegal
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Slow | Lopping, pruning, coppicing, weeding | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 600 | 25-30 | 0-2000 | Moist well drained soils |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
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Gum arabic tree | Kikole/King'olola/King'ola/King'ole | Munyua |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings, directs sowing at site | Seed stores well | unknown |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
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Fabaceae | Income, Other Foods (including nuts), Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins, Fibre | Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing |
Origin | Location |
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Native | Makueni |