Syzygium guineense
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Pollarding, coppicing | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1000-2300 | 10 to 30 | 0-2100 | Prefers fresh, moist, well-drained soils with a high water table but will also grow in open woodlands |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Water pear | Kivuena/Muvueni | Mukoe |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct sowing,Seedlings,Wildings | Sow fresh seeds | Animals |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtaceae | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures | Syzygium guineense | Link | Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu |