Acacia mearnsii
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Weeding , thinning , pruning | Yes | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500-2050 | 9 to 20 | 300-2440 | Flourishes in deep, well drained, light textured and moist soils. It thrives in well-aerated, neutral to acid soils, loamy soils, soils derived from shale or slate and is highly intolerant of alkaline and calcareous soils. Soils with lateritic pan close to the surface are most unsuitable |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Black wattle | Munyoonyoo | Muthanduku |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds , Direct sowing , seedlings ,suckers | Long ( more than 23 years) | Animals, wind, water |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead | Acacia mearnsii | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu |