Acacia lahai/ Vachellia lahai
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Midlands to Highlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fast | Pruning, lopping | Yes | unknown | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | unknown | unknown | 1500 - 2700 | unknown |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
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Mugaa | Oltepesi |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings, wildings, direct sowing | Can be stored for long periods | Immerse in hot water, allo to cool and soak for 24 hours before sowing | unknown |
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 | Other Foods (including nuts), gum, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Dead fence | Scattered in cropland | Link | Vachellia lahai (Steud. & Hochst. ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing |
Cultural Uses |
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