Acacia xanthophloea/ Vachellia xanthophloea
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fast | Lopping | Yes | Deciduous | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | unknown | unknown | 600 - 2300 | It often grows on alluvial black clay soils |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
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Fever tree | Kimweya/Mweya/Mwea/Musewa | Murera |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings | Mature and properly dried seeds can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature for at least 1 year | vervet monkeys, wind, water |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
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Fabaceae | Other Foods (including nuts), Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Dead fence | Scattered in cropland | Link | Link | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization |
Origin | Location |
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Native | Makueni |