Ficus natalensis
| Agro-ecological Zone |
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| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing | No | Evergreen or shortly deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | unknown | unknown | 10 to 2200 | unknown |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bark-cloth fig, natal fig |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large cuttings, seedlings | Whole figs can be stored provided insect attack is avoided | Not necessary | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moraceae | Firewood, Timber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Fibre, Income | Live fence, Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Ficus natalensis | Link | Ficus natalensis Hochst. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Link |
| Cultural Uses |
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