Tara spinosa/Caesalpinia spinosa
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning | unknown | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 660-1730 | 14-28 | Upto 3000 | Tara prefers soils with pH 6.8-7.5. |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattle/chestnut |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds | Seed storage behaviour is orthodox | Scarification | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Homestead boundary/live fence | Caesalpinia spinosa (Mol.) Ktz. | Link | Tara spinosa/Caesalpinia spinosa | Link |