Solanum betaceum/Cyphomandra betacea
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Midlands to Highlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, Cutting back at young age | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500-2000 | 17 to 20 | 100-2300 | Tolerates seasonal or permanently waterlogged soils as well as saline, acidic and alkaline soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree tomato | Thabibu/Itunda ria thakame |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, cuttings, wildings. | Medium(more than 3 months) | Not necessary | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solanaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Bee Forage, Income | Live fence, Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Sesbania sesban | Link | Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Riverbank stabilization, Wind break |
| Cultural Uses |
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