Acacia elatior/Vachellia elatior
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fast | Lopping | Unknown | Evergreen | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 500 - 1200 | unknown | 0-1750 | The fastest growth occurs on sites such as river beds where there is a good supply of moisture in the soil |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
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River acacia | Kiniina/Munina/Iniina/Muthithiu | Olerai | Sesiai |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Unknown | Can be stored for long periods | Immerse in hot water , allow to cool and soak for 24 hours or nick the seeds | Wind, gravity, animals |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
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Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Dead fence | Acacia elatior Brenan. | Link | Vachellia elatior (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization |
Cultural Uses |
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