Scutia myrtina

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast unknown unknown Evergreen Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya unknown unknown 0-2700 Common on clay soils, coral soil and on red and black-cotton soil, often on termite hills
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Cat thorn Kitumbuu Muhurangware/mulangari
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Wildings, root suckers unknown unknown Birds, geckos
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Rhamnaceae Fruits, Medicine, Fodder Live fence, Homestead boundary/live fence Scutia myrtina Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Kurz Shade
Cultural Uses