Acacia seyal/ Vachellia seyal
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium to fast | Lopping, pollarding, coppicing | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 250 - 1000 | 18 - 28 | 1700 - 2000 | Prefers heavy, clayey soils, stony gravely alluvial soils or humic soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shittah tree | Mweya/Kisewa | Mugaa | Olerai/Elereta/Oljerai |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, Cuttings | Long if stored in a cool dry place and protected from insects | unknown | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures, Lake/ river shores | Acacia seyal | Link | Vachellia seyal (Delile) P.Hurter | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind break |
| Cultural Uses |
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